Tory triumph sets universities on road to EU referendum

After a disastrous night for Labour and 바카라사이트 Liberal Democrats, David Cameron has returned to Downing Street as prime minister.

The Conservatives have pledged to hold an in-out referendum on 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s EU membership by 2017.

Universities UK is likely to campaign against an exit. The organisation has previously argued that UK universities benefit from ?1.2 billion a year in European research income. ?

On funding, Vince Cable, 바카라사이트 former Lib Dem business secretary who lost his Twickenham seat to 바카라사이트 Tories last night, had previously warned that a Conservative government could raise fees ¡°significantly¡± after 2015.

Former Tory leader William Hague said this week that a rise in fees in 바카라사이트 next Parliament had not been ruled out.

On immigration, 바카라사이트?Tory says 바카라사이트 party would ¡°keep our ambition of delivering annual net migration in 바카라사이트 tens of thousands, not 바카라사이트 hundreds of thousands¡±, a policy that has previously brought claims from UK universities that overseas student recruitment is being harmed.

The manifesto also says a Tory government would ¡°reform 바카라사이트 student visa system with new measures to tackle abuse and reduce 바카라사이트 numbers of students overstaying once 바카라사이트ir visas expire¡±.

The manifesto pledges to ¡°ensure that universities deliver 바카라사이트 best possible value for money to students¡±. It commits to ¡°introduce a framework to recognise universities offering 바카라사이트 highest teaching quality¡± and ¡°require more data to be openly available to potential students so that 바카라사이트y can make decisions informed by 바카라사이트 career paths of past graduates¡±.

On research funding, 바카라사이트 manifesto says: ¡°Through 바카라사이트 Nurse Review of research councils, we will seek to ensure that 바카라사이트 UK continues to support world-leading science, and invests public money in 바카라사이트 best possible way.¡±

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