'Vice-chancellorial posturing about maintaining their brand is a crime against underqualified students afraid of wasting tuition fees'

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The higher education system in the United Kingdom is examined in the light of the contention that the current higher education bill will not be effective and the government needs to come up with a more realistic plan. It is suggested that a realistic higher education plan would have funding that adapted to the realities of the UK's three-tier education system and would not simply focus on getting more and more people into three-year degree courses.

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The top adviser with 'some interesting joing up to do'

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Sir Alan Wilson, the Labour Government's first director-general of higher education, has the task of advising government ministers about every aspect of higher education. He contends that his main challenge at the moment is make sure that the expansion of the research base in higher education continues.

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