Fees and student support under the new higher education funding regime: what are different universities doing?

Published on 8 November 2012

An in-depth analysis of the new student support arrangements following changes to the HE education finance regime introduced in September 2012.

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This briefing note contains the first in-depth analysis of the new student support arrangements following the changes to the higher education finance regime introduced in September 2012.

    Authors

    Wenchao Jin
    Wenchao (Michelle) Jin

    Research Associate

    Wenchao is an Assistant Professor at the University of Sussex and an IFS Research Associate.

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    DOI
    10.1920/bn.ifs.2012.00134
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    Chowdry, H et al. (2012). Fees and student support under the new higher education funding regime: what are different universities doing?. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/fees-and-student-support-under-new-higher-education-funding-regime-what-are-different (accessed: 1 November 2026).

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