Petition Add veterinary medicine to second-degree tuition loan exemptions
We ask the government to add veterinary medicine to the list of second-degree courses eligible for tuition fee loans. This would align it with medicine and dentistry, remove unfair financial barriers, and help address the UK’s critical veterinary workforce shortage.
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Veterinary medicine is vital for animal health, farming, food safety, and public health. Many graduates discover their passion later in life, bringing valuable skills, but face tuition costs of over £45,000 with no loan support. Adding vet med to the second-degree list would make the profession more accessible, support social mobility, and ensure the UK can train enough vets to meet growing demand.
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