MIDDLESEX University is set to be one of the biggest losers in the capital if planned cuts to funding are approved, according to new figures released today.

The university, which has a major campus in The Burroughs, Hendon, will lose an estimated £34.8m from the government cuts it has been revealed by the Higher Education Funding Council.

On Thursday MPs will vote on whether to allow increases in tuition fees in English universities which would help combat the effect of the cuts.

However, that could leave some students facing bills of £9,000-per-year to study, which Labour claims would single out the poorest and stop them from studying to degree level.

This has left the university looking at other ways of making up the shortfall.

Middlesex University's vice-chancellor, Professor Michael Driscoll, said: "All universities will be affected by these unprecedented cuts to funding, but Middlesex enters this new era in a strong financial position and will remain competitive both in the UK and internationally.

“Alongside the planned rise in tuition fees, we’ll be looking to generate further income from postgraduate courses, our international campuses and our unique ability to offer innovative ways of studying like work based learning, where we believe demand will grow substantially in coming years."

A spokesman for the university said the overall income was £180m, meaning the actual amount being cut was a smaller percentage than for some other institutions.