A REVIEW recommending uncapped tuition fees has been welcomed by a university - despite student plans to protest.

Lord Browne’s university funding review, being considered by the government, proposes unlimited fees with a government levy on those institutions charging more than £6,000.

Students at Goldsmiths in New Cross plan to protest there on October 20 - the day the government’s comprehensive spending review sets out funding cuts.

History and politics student Mark Nicholson, 25, said he would be asking people to write how much they owe on a “wall of debt” outside the library.

He said: “Another rise in tuition fees will deter many young people from poorer backgrounds from entering higher education.

“The current charge is enough to put a lot of people off - now they’re going to be hit harder than ever.”

Both Goldsmiths and the University of Greenwich currently charge £3,290 per year for a full-time honours degree.

A spokesman for Goldsmiths said that any decisions taken on future fee levels as a result of the review would be “premature”.

He said: “We welcome the recognition in the Browne review that there is a need for further investment in universities.

“We now need to consider the detail of the new systems proposed by Lord Browne, which cover many issues facing students and universities.

“The government's response to the Browne review, and the Comprehensive Spending Review, are critical in understanding how any new system might work and what resources might be available to support it.”