First thoughts: the Commission on the Future of Higher Education

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Following the first meeting of IPPR's Commission on the Future of Higher Education we spoke to the commissioners about what they felt were the biggest challenges facing UK higher education. The commissioners felt that funding, competition for the best students and teachers, making higher education affordable for everyone and funding for post graduate courses were the biggest issues facing UK higher education today.

First thoughts: the Commission on the Future of Higher Education

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