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)
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
·
Additional
purpose-built teaching accommodation:
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