The Higher Education Review in late 2009 will not just be fought and won around fees, this review will be all encompassing and it requires some steer from the people it will really affect - us the students! - Michael, Lancaster University.

It's the most important thing we will be doing this coming year. Whether we like it or not everything comes down to money. Even with the brightest students, best lecturers and best facilities in the word, unless students can afford to be at University it is ultimately pointless. – Nick, USSU, Surrey.

Families of those who are in Higher education at the moment will suffer if nothing is done about the issue of HE funding. Siblings of most current students will struggle to afford to go in to Higher Education and thus not just miss out potentially on education, but the integral Student Experience which comes with it. – Scott, Bournemouth.

To show support for this great NUS Campaign – Dylan, London.

To support the NUS campaign, give students the opportunity to find out more and to speak to their MPs. – Sara, Reading.

To secure a fair and funded education for future students - Michael, Nottingham.

Because, particularly in light of our Chancellors public comments on the cap being "intolerably low" I feel like it's important that our students' actual feelings on HE are heard -in discretionary award panels I see far too many students that are struggling and are failed by an unfair and dysfunctional system. I would like our Union to take a stance and be politically mapped.- Pete, Newcastle.

Because I'm an Arts student at the 'Oxbridge' of the Arts world, and if they could they would raise tuition fees, but we are at the bottom of the graduate premium scale ... so we're basically screwed by this system! - Helen, London.

Education is something that should be available to all based on talent and merit. Not on how much money you have. Further raising the fees would put the future generations in a cycle of debt which they can never come out of. - Sahar, Royal Holloway, Egham.

The funding system is not working it has put students into impossible position on debt, that for some will not be paid back forcing young adults into bankruptcy. - Fiona, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent.

It is crucial that we try to lobby our MPs to get them to support the widening of the review. – Daniel, Lincoln.

The experience of being in Parliament and working for a like minded cause with like minded people.- Matthew, University of the Creative Arts, Epsom.

I've recently started an OU degree (full time) and have to still work part time 2.5 days per week. I made an application for the grant the government is offering. I am eligible - however, as I worked full time last year the grant is refused (they base it on your last year tax certificate). I have no parental support (I'm 27) or savings. Hypocritical when the government is trying to encourage adults without degrees to upskill! – Andrea, Open University, Croydon.

Students shouldn't get into a debt for receiving education! - Sabiba, Coventry.

Higher education is key to keeping abreast with emerging knowledge and trends in human life. – Milda, St Martins College, London.

I feel every student has the right to education. Due to high rates of fee its hard to afford good quality proper education these days and I want to stand against that. – Farasat, Trent Valley.

Because I think the current system of debt is ridiculous, all the figures don't work even if you're a medical graduate (never mind the arts)! - Kit, University of the Arts, London.

When I leave university as a Fine Art Graduate I will be carrying £26,000 in debt. This is debt which I will be paying off and paying interest on for a very long time. - Laura, University of the Arts, Ayelsbury.

Education should be accessible for ALL that want to better themselves not for the few that can afford to do it or for the ones that go to college from school. I feel that ALL adults should have the same rights to courses at their local college/uni. It is interesting to fin that some college & unis in the UK get more funding than others and you have to really do your home work to find college courses that are funded for the less fortunate one of our community. - Glynn, OUSA, Windsor & Bracknell.

The marketisation of higher education must be avoided at all costs! - Jen, Birmingham Guild of Students, Birmingham.

I'm coming to help change the world. Higher education builds the leaders and innovators of tomorrow. If HE funding impedes the brightest, then our society will never prosper. - Nick, Cardiff.

Students should not be bearing the brunt of the cost of Higher Education, particularly as they do not currently receive "value for money". – Mohammad, Warwick, Coventry.

Continued support for the Broke and Broken Campaign, and because I care! – Dan, Lincoln.

The funding review could make or break higher education. Students are in too much debt already! Fab opportunity to influence MPs before the review! – Sophie, Birmingham.

I believe that if universities are allowed to charge differing levels of fees depending on the quality/popularity of that institution or course, then we risk turning Higher Education into a truly 2-tier system and some people will choose the cheapest degree/institution rather than one that will be most beneficial for them. The Government has had to back-track on the issue of grants. I also feel that students leave with a large amount of debt and some of the figures being speculated would put a significant proportion of the country's brightest talent off going to University, and it will affect people across the financial spectrum - from those from the poorest backgrounds who don't know about bursaries, and don't understand the system to those who think that a degree is not worth such levels of debt. – Andy, Cambridge.

I want to discuss my students concerns about the HE Funding system. Our recent campaign outlined that our current students will have a total of £178, 533, 800 debt when they graduate. Lifting the cap would further cripple our economy putting many students into debts that they will never recover from. – Alex, Bath.

I am coming because I fully support the work of NUS in relation to alternative proposals for higher education funding, Students are mobilising up and down the country and are prepared to fight the government on this issue. – Orla, Oxford Brookes University.

Our students could be hit hard if the bill to increase university fees goes ahead. With this consideration underway, our students need to have a voice, so that changes are made with them at the heart of the decisions. It was labours intention to achieve 50% of the population to attend university, it is now nearing that, facilities must be provided to cater for our students, and not scare and intimidate them away. Higher Education should be available to all who are capable, not just the wealthy. - Hatty, Swansea.

I believe education binds society together and should be available to all, it encourages diversity and research that overall helps to enrich not just students lives but people within the community. How can the government justify snatching away opportunities from young people of the future and then invest that money into airports and runways that destroy our environment. – Sarah, Wimbledon.

It is part of our HE Funding campaign. Fun times! – Rob, Leeds.

I feel in this economic climate of uncertainty, students are being brought to their knees with the continual strain of their student loans debts. We students who are working as the continual rotating cogs of the system, should now more then ever BE SUPPORTED BY OUR GOVERNMENT BY ALL MEANS POSSIBLE. – Cherielle, Bikbeck¸ London.

This is a vital issue to both current and future students, and we are determined to fight for the best possible outcome for our students. Jim, Westminster, London.

The fight for a fairer funding system that we have ahead of us is one that is very winnable, and that could change the lives of students for years to come. – Hollie, Birmingham.

It’s the perfect opportunity to get more involved with the national campaign and really make a difference! – Kayleigh, Lincoln.

It's an issue that affects every single student. – Rowena, UEA, Norwich.

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