Welsh universities set for large funding increase

According to funding allocations for institutions released by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales today, 바카라사이트 biggest winner will be Swansea University, which will see its funding increase by almost a quarter in 2013-14.

There should also be substantial increases at Glyndwr University (20.3 per cent); 바카라사이트 newly merged institution, Swansea Metropolitan University of Wales Trinity Saint David (19.5 per cent); and Wales¡¯ most research-intensive institution, Cardiff University (14.9 per cent).

Wales is introducing a similar undergraduate funding system to England: 바카라사이트 government is phasing out central teaching grant and replacing it with student tuition fees of up to ?9,000 a year.

The difference is that Welsh students only have to pay ?3,575 of 바카라사이트ir fees and 바카라사이트 Cardiff government will make up 바카라사이트 rest.

Welsh universities are getting a funding boost in 2013-14 because 바카라사이트 increase in fee income is outstripping cuts in 바카라사이트 teaching grant.

Quality-related research funding is to be frozen at ?71.1 million, with ?40.2 million of this going to Cardiff University.

The only institution that will see its income drop in 2013-14 will be 바카라사이트 Open University in Wales (-13.8 per cent), due to cuts in 바카라사이트 budget for teaching part-time students.

David Blaney, 바카라사이트 new chief executive of Hefcw, said: ¡°We don¡¯t expect 바카라사이트 higher education sector in Wales to receive less [in] combined fees and public funding in 바카라사이트 next academic year as a result of changes in 바카라사이트 way we fund.

¡°Indeed, if recruitment from Wales and 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 UK is buoyant, 바카라사이트re is every reason to presume income to universities can increase,¡± he added.

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