Quote: Mandelson to announce plans to modernise 'ivory tower' universities
(Sith) Lord Mandelson will today unveil a major plan for universities designed to aid the country's economic recovery and pave the way for an overhaul of student tuition fees.
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The review will be launched but will not report until after the general election – something that has angered the National Union of Students, which has accused the government and opposition of colluding to prevent a proper debate about student fees in the run-up to the election. |