Why Students move from Universities to Science and Maths Private Tutors?

Universities in England are preparing to raise tuition fees as students pledge to continue their fight against them. The Commons' vote to allow universities to set fees of up to £9,000 a year marks a turning point, say university vice chancellors.

There is not the end and our protests and our work have sparked a new wave of activism which will grow stronger by the day. As they come for the education maintenance allowance, as they seek to raise interest rates on our loans and as they peddle lies about fairness we will expose their betrayal.

Fees will rise in 2012 and academics are predicting a late rush for places for next year. Students say they were betrayed but their new wave of activism will go on. Thousands protested outside Parliament on Thursday as MPs voted to go ahead with coalition plans to let universities raise fees before violence erupted.

University vice chancellors have been preparing for the decision for a long time - but say they will not be able to make firm decisions on fee levels until after the government tells the sector what it will get in terms of funding.

The government has suggested it is cutting spending on universities by 40% over the next four years but plans to remove teaching budgets from all but math and science-related subjects expecting other courses to become self-financing through increased fees. The people are going to hire science and maths private tutors.

The passing of this vote marks a turning point in the funding of universities in England. No one takes any pleasure in asking graduates to take on more debt. But the cuts to the higher education budget are a reality and we must make sure that our universities are properly funded to deliver the high standards that students rightly demand, without cutting back on places.

MPs voted to allow universities to raise fees from their present level of £3,290 to £6,000 a year, with an upper limit of £9,000. Russell Group universities are widely expected to opt to charge the top amount for courses but many believe most universities will want to charge at least £7,000.The group is disappointed MPs voted for the fee rise, saying the change will damage social mobility and access to university.