The British public believes the government should preserve funding for universities despite its efforts to slash the nations budget deficit, according to a national opinion poll.
The government is ignoring the lessons of history by planning huge cuts to the higher education budget, the leader of the UKs main lecturers union will warn today.
Charges for university tuition should be increased to sustain investment in higher education and could be announced by next summer, David Willetts said today.
The government will ensure that research funding is rationed according to excellence, end public support for mediocrity and emphasise commercialisation, Vince Cable has announced.