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UK universities call for tuition-fee rise in freshers' week

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Universities UK call for a fee rise linked to inflation and more government investment.

Department for Education says it will create “a secure future for our world-leading universities’ call comes as record numbers of home students begin courses this month .

But number of international students is down, with applications for UK study visas 17% fewer than last year .

A spokesperson for the Department for Education in England said it had "inherited a challenging set of circumstances in higher education" The education secretary has taken the crucial first step of refocusing the role of the Office for Students on key areas such as monitoring financial sustainability, the spokesperson added.

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86

Informative language

84

Neutral language

82

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informal

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English

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51

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short-lived

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