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Universities Lowering Entry Grades Is 'Inevitable Consequence' of Funding Cuts | Jo Johnson
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9:09Now Playing"This is an inevitable consequence of ten years of real-terms cuts to university funding... We are driving away international students with policy changes in the UK, and we shouldn't imagine that it's a default choice for international students."
Top UK universities lowering A-level entry standards to recruit domestic students isn't an isolated decision, but the direct result of a decade of frozen tuition fees—which has caused a 30% real-terms cut in funding due to inflation—says former Universities Minister Jo Johnson.
Jo Johnson was speaking to Carole Walker (in for Ayesha Hazarika) on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Saturday and Sunday from 4–7pm.
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