Student tuition fees ‘should increase’, says vice-chancellor. Universities should be allowed to increase the £3,100 cap on tuition fees, according to Professor Paul Wellings, a leading academic, who said ministers had to make a “clear choice” between cutting student numbers or increasing funding.
 
Graduates should also be required to pay higher interest rates on student loans to raise more cash for higher education, it was claimed.

Professor Paul Wellings, chairman-elect of the 1994 Group, which represents 18 leading institutions, said British universities would struggle to compete with those from the United States, Australia and the Far East unless more money was made available.

By Graeme Paton, Education Editor Published: 7:00AM BST 24 Jun 2009

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