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Did Margaret thatcher's'revolutionary' reforms help transform a ailing University System?

Margaret Thatcher’s “revolutionary” reforms helped to transform an ailing university system into a world-leading higher education system, a vice-chancellor has said.

Why has higher education expanded in the UK since the 1960s?

This article describes the course and causes of the expansion of higher education in the UK since the 1960s. The number of university students from modest social backgrounds has increased, but they comprise much the same proportion of the university population as they did 40 years ago.

Why was Margaret Thatcher's educational legacy a paradox?

That is not the only paradox surrounding her educational legacy. The aim of her premiership was supposedly to take the state out of people's lives. Yet, during the Thatcher years, central government established tighter control over schools, colleges and universities than ever before.

Why was a full tuition fee introduced in 1981?

The introduction of full tuition fees for international students in 1981 was a good example of Baroness Thatcher’s benign legacy to higher education, he said. “It was condemned by almost everyone as a catastrophe for higher education when it was introduced,” he said. “We were told no foreign students would ever come to Britain.