Royal Holloway, University of London

1 Will you charge:
A Top-up fees across the board maximum (?3,000)
B A flat rate for all courses below ?3,000. (If so, what is it)
C Different rates for different courses.(If so, please specify range - ie minimum/maximum)


2 If you are varying fees will they be:
A Lower for Sciences
B Lower for Arts/Humanities/social sciences
C Lower for foundation degrees
D Lower for vocationally-focused degrees
E A combination, please state (areas or specific courses)


3 Are you introducing bursaries?
A Yes
B No


4 How much for?
"There are two different answers, one is whatever is needed. But I suppose we are unlikely to go in excess of ?4,000. We haven't yet modelled the number of different levels. We came out in public shortly after the second reading that we will go for a 'three plus one scheme' - we are looking to provide support for three years and give bursaries to one year post-graduate students - restricted to our own graduates. We will provide bursaries which reduce the fee level. It's described as' four for the price of three.'


5 If yes, will they be:
A Targeted at the most needy students
B Targeted at subjects which are short of students
C A mixture, please detail


6 If yes, are they funded
A From central university funds
B From a benefactor, private donations, etc?
C A mixture
"We also have scholarship scheme which is unaffected."


7 Have you employed outside agencies to help you make the decision (market researchers/brand managers)?
A Yes
B No


8 Where will you spend the extra income?
A Better student facilities
B Better academic facilities
C Better academic pay
D Bursaries
E Bumping up research capacity
F Other, please state
"Better student facilities: we intend to improve and extend our learning and teaching facilities and we hope to improve student welfare facilities."


9 Will top-up fees provide enough extra income for the university for the foreseeable future?
A Yes
B No. "God knows, but the likely answer is no, but that's based on the recognition that the university system overall is in deficit and this money won't meet that deficit."


10 How long do you expect the limit on top-up fees to remain at ?3,000?
A 1-3 years
B 4-6 years
C 7-10 years
D Over 10 years
"It depends obviously on whether we get a Labour or Conservative government - and if the Labour government will change its mind."


11 Do you think top-up fees will put less well-off students off going to university?
A Yes
B No. "Assuming that all universities introduce bursary schemes the government has reasonable provisions for state funding for students. I'm assuming no."


12 How do you think Offa will affect your attempts to widen participation?
A Help
B Hinder
C Have no effect
D Undecided, please state
"At the moment I am undecided because until the person running Offa is appointed and all the details are published, we do not have enough information to answer that question clearly."