Global BUzz

The week starts off quietly in HE news, despite this month being one of the busiest times for universities as they prepare for the new academic year.  Also under preparation is Labour’s education policy, now that Corbyn has secured leadership.  One of the central policies of the Islington North MP’s campaign for leadership was to scrap tuition fees and reintroduce maintenance grants, however the practicality of reverting to the UK’s 1990s funding model has been criticised by many.