THE GUARDIAN: 2VCs: How worried should universities be about the general election?

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When Labour pledged to abolish university tuition fees in its general election manifesto, it put higher education firmly on the campaign agenda. The party’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, formally launched his campaign for election from Manchester. As part of our 2VCs series, Anna Fazackerley visits the city to talk to Dame Nancy Rothwell, vice-chancellor of research-intensive Manchester University, and Prof Malcolm Press, vice-chancellor of its modern university neighbour, Manchester Metropolitan, about what the general election means for them.