The University of Manchester will enter the Teaching Excellence Framework, which will allow better-performing universities to raise fees above the £9,000 cap

If current trends continue the government is expected to miss its 2020 target for widening participation in Higher Education

The £6,000 hike in tuition fees in 2012 is seen as a key contributor to the vast institutional profits

Hundreds of jobs are at stake as the Open University proposes closures of seven centres around the UK