The Press Association cited Degrees of Debt in its coverage of the higher education white paper

The Government is announcing new measures to improve teaching in universities following criticism many students are paying tens of thousands of pounds for “Mickey Mouse” courses and little contact time with lecturers.

Plans to make universities publish information about the amount of time students spend in classes and lectures, the jobs they get as graduates, and their average earnings, are being announced in the White Paper on Monday.

Institutions that score highly in teaching will be able to raise the £9,000 annual tuition fees in line with inflation – sparking warnings that students face the prospect of being saddled with more debt.

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English graduates are more in debt than their American, Canadian, Australian or New Zealand counterparts, according to a report published last month by The Sutton Trust.