What are Hidden Course Costs?

Far too often, students are forced to cough up hundreds of pounds for things that should rightly be considered part and parcel of a college or university education.

Printing out notes, buying lab coats, using textiles or going on field trips. Some of these costs are imply unfair. Some might be reasonable, but students should know about them before they apply.

With the advent of £9,000 fees, it is unlikely students will tolerate this any longer. Below are resources to help you get rid of hidden course costs, once and for all.

The Hidden Costs Web Application

We have developed a web application that you can embed on the front page of your website for your members to tell you and your institution just how much they are spending on hidden costs.

Resources

• NUS Hidden Course Costs Toolkit

• NUS simple Hidden Course Costs Workshop

• NUS Wales & HEFCW Costs of Study institutional guidance letter

• The Hidden Costs Web Application

Students' Unions' work

• SU Arts Additional Course Costs report
• Bristol SU Too Poor to Play
• Bucks SU Education Support
• MMUnion Hidden Fees report
• MMUnion Hidden Fees Presentation to Activism 2011
• LGoS Hidden Course Costs policy
• Northumbria SU Hidden Fees, No Thanks Report
• Northumbria SU Hidden Course Costs, No Thanks survey
• Liverpool Students' Union Hidden Costs Presentation to LJMU

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