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University of Portsmouth Announces Tuition Fees of £8500

The University of Portsmouth has today announced its proposal to charge fees of £8500 per year from 2012.

The proposal is £500 less than the maximum but the University has also detailed its package of financial support which will be available to those students from lower income family backgrounds.

All students whose assessed family incomes are below £25000 will receive a bursary of £1000 each year and a fee discount of £2000 in their first year only.  There will be bursaries available each year to students with family incomes up to £42,600.  This means that approximately 1500 first year students will pay the lower fee and around 7000 students will receive a bursary once the new system is fully in place.

The new fees and bursary package, endorsed by the Board of Governors, is subject to agreement by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA). 

 "Our fee decision will enable us to continue to provide a first class teaching and learning environment for students, despite the significant cuts in public funding to universities," said Professor John Craven, Vice-Chancellor.

"We know that bursary support is very important to many students as they try to balance their studies with the need for sufficient money to meet their costs of living."

The University has also agreed to increase its programme of outreach activities into local schools, colleges and the wider community.

"We have a strong track record of encouraging prospective students to see attending university as an attractive and accessible option, one which is very important for their future careers and their personal development," said Professor Craven. 

All students are eligible for government loans to enable them to meet the full cost of their fees. There is also a system of government loans and grants to help meet living costs. Students are not required to pay any money upfront. Loans are repaid to the government after graduation when a graduate is employed and earning a minimum of £21 000 per year.

"These have been uncertain times for the higher education sector but the University is financially sound and is prepared for the government's cuts to its teaching and research funding. We will continue to provide an excellent education for our students," said Professor Craven. 

The University provides careers support to students through its employability service, and employability is embedded throughout all undergraduate courses to help students prepare for the job market when they graduate. 

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Portsmouth Students Against Cuts

At 13:20 on 5th April 2011, Portsmouth Students Against Cuts commented:

It has been suggested Students are a drain on the economy when universities actually generates more economic activity in Britain than the Pharmaceutical and marketing industries combined. Students also input £7.9bn into their local economies.

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Portsmouth Students Against Cuts

At 13:21 on 5th April 2011, Portsmouth Students Against Cuts commented:

We flat out reject these higher fees. They are going to exclude many students from coming to portsmouth. With current student satisfaction so low, and cuts making our courses worse, the university should consider whether these fees are going to improve our education or their pockets. We will continue to lobby and pressure management to ensure the highest quality education for current and future students.

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Portsmouth Students Against Cuts

At 13:23 on 5th April 2011, Portsmouth Students Against Cuts commented:

Despite what our vice chancellor appears to think, as students we feel our quality of education is not excellent. We therefore strongly oppose the idea to charge future students £8,500 for a disappointing university experience. We will not be afraid to put pressure on management and we will not be silent about our experiences here as students- the management should be prepared for that.

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martinjjennings

At 11:16 on 8th April 2011, martinjjennings commented:

These fees are very high at £8500. It has been said that only a few institutions will charge the full fee rate such as Oxford, Cambridge and London Universities that have additional costs. I know medical and science subjects involve additional expence but this is a large cost for Arts and Humanities subjects that provide 6 hours of lectures a week! When Universities in Scotland are not charging any fees for Home and EU students.

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