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| Sheffield students protesting against fee changes in Nov 2010 |
A recent survey by The Star has announced Sheffield’s population may have halved by 2020 due to recent University fee changes.
Sheffield University confirmed last week that they would be raising their fees to the maximum charge of £9,000 and Sheffield Hallam will be announcing their fee proposal tomorrow.
The survey has found that Sheffield’s population could fall by up to 40 per cent in the next ten years as students decide to attend universities closer to home.
The poll of 1,000 students and parents predicts that the number of students living at home will double to 47 per cent over the next 10 years and climb to over 50 per cent by 2030.
In November 2010, 200 students marched through the streets of Sheffield in protest to rising tuition fees.
Vice chancellor Professor Keith Burnett believes a degree at Sheffield University would be worthwhile. "At a time when many sectors of society are feeling the impact of cuts and young people are increasingly concerned about employment and debt, we must effectively deliver and communicate the positive worth of university.
"We will not do this by underestimating what this investment will mean to graduates, but rather by championing an education which is worthy of that investment."
All universities charging over £6,000 have to devise a payment scheme for poorer students, a plan which is in place to ensure enrolment at university is open to all.
Richard Jackson, 17, a student at York College, was planning to attend University in 2011.”Ever since I heard about the rise in fees I have had to think twice about my future. I may have to live at home to subsidise the fees I will be paying.”
“I have to weigh up whether the debt I’ll be left in will be worth the degree I’ll be gaining. After all, with the current job market, will I even be guaranteed a job after university- degree or no degree?”
Tomorrow is the Government’s deadline for universities to set their tuition fees from 2012.
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