English fee cut ‘could torpedo Welsh funding settlement’

Cardiff policymakers unlikely to be able to make up lost tuition fee income while continuing generous maintenance support

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May 21, 2019

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May 21, 2019

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Unequal the tuition fee cap would be impractical if ‘Welsh students studying in Wales faced a higher tuition fee than English students sitting alongside them’

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