£65m student package for the North

A student support package worth an extra £65m over the next three years is expected to be unveiled by Stormont Higher and Further Education Minister Sean Farren today.

A student support package worth an extra £65 million over the next three years is expected to be unveiled by Stormont Higher and Further Education Minister Sean Farren today.

Mr Farren had announced in December plans to introduce bursaries for some university students in order to widen access to third level education.