students

For more details on the Cambridge Universities Labour Club - the organisation for all university and sixth-form students in Cambridge - please contact Sam Wakeford (srw38@cam.ac.uk)

Cambridge is a fantastic place to be a student and we hope you enjoy your time here. Anne Campbell, our former MP was very active in amending the Higher Education Act to secure the best deal possible for students. The Higher Education Act will give more money to universities, putting their financing on a stable footing for the long term. The Act will also make going to university more affordable for students from all backgrounds.

Labour's record on higher education

Commitment: Under Labour we have seen record number of students in higher education.

Access: Labour believes that the best way to widen participation in higher education is to improve standards in secondary schools, and under this Government we have the best exam results at 14, 16 and A level here.

Investment: Under the Labour Government, publicly planned funding for Higher Education institutions is increasing by £2.9 billion between 1997 and 2006 - 34% in real terms.

Reform: Variable fees will bring in around another £1.2 billion a year by 2010. This extra source of income will plug the funding gap which widened under the last Tory government.