Mature students at Bradford University will not face increased tuition fees this year, unlike thousands of their peers across the country.

As a result of Government funding cuts, students studying for second degrees and those on lower-level shorter courses could be forced to pay increased tuition fees of more than £7,000 a year from September.

But Professor Jeff Lucas, deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Bradford, has said fees there will not go up.

He said: "Whilst some universities will be charging higher fees for students studying for a second degree from September this year, we will not be.

"We have decided to keep undergraduate fees the same for second degree students starting in 2008/9. We will review this policy over the coming year as we see how this affects our income and how the higher education sector reacts to this change.

"Students coming to Bradford to study for a second degree this year can also access a non-repayable bursary, provided they meet the income criteria which we have recently improved."

Ministers ordered the funding to be redirected to provide an additional 20,000 places for undergraduates.

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