Additional Tuition Fee Income 2006

Briefing for Admissions Tutors

 

As colleagues may well be aware already, the University has resolved that the additional tuition fee income due from October 2006 onwards, will not be simply income-streamed to departments but will be disbursed strategically. Examples of the ways in which this income will be used for the benefit of students, are given below. The list is illustrative and open to change but may be of assistance at UCAS visit days.

 

·         26% committed to the funding of University Bursaries in 2006

·         Proportion earmarked for outreach activities to improve recruitment from under-represented groups

 

(both the above reflect key elements within the University’s Access  Agreement with the Office for Fair Access – OFFA)

 

  • (for certain departments) merit-based entry scholarships
  • Additional academic staff to be recruited to enhance further the staff/student ratios
  • Additional support staff to be recruited to boost the services available to students
  • A five year programme of upgrading/rebuilding and extending on-campus student accommodation and facilities commencing in 2006/07
  • The on-going programme of upgrading teaching rooms to be extended
  • A comprehensive redevelopment of the East Park starting in 2006/07 with a new Health, Exercise and Bio-Sciences (HEBS) building
  • The development of the University’s IT infrastructure with additional investment in on-line learning facilities
  • Continuing enhancements to Library services

 

It may be useful to note also that there are a number of projects which are in progress currently or have been completed recently:

 

·         Extension to Civil and Building Engineering (in progress)

·         Refurbishment and extension of the Edward Herbert Building (complete)

·         Additional purpose-built teaching accommodation: Stewart Mason Building – adjacent to James France – complete and Keith Green Building – beside Burleigh Court – in progress

 

These projects can be quoted as evidence that the University has been active already in pursuing a policy of investment which benefits students.

 

While it is true that a significant proportion of the capital sums required to meet the cost of the major building projects referred to above, will be covered by external/special grants, recurrent costs (eg maintenance) will, in the main, be the entire responsibility of the University.

 

PHR/HEJ

9 November 2005