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Admission to top universities is far from fair says study
Share Access to our leading universities is far from fair, according to a new study by a North-East academic. The research by Dr Vikki Boliver, a lecturer in the School of Applied Social Sciences at Durham University, shows applicants from ... Read More »
Applications to UWE Bristol show a 3% rise
Share Applications to the UWE Bristol are showing a 3% rise in line with the national picture. To date UWE Bristol has received some 28,867 new applications compared to 27,112 applications this time last year. Once those taking a gap ... Read More »
Record number of students apply to Northern Ireland universities
Share By Lindsay Fergus A record number of students have applied for places at one of Northern Ireland’s universities this autumn. The Universities Colleges Admission Service (Ucas) revealed that 19,587 people had applied for a place at either Queen’s University ... Read More »
University applications rise 3.5 per cent after last-minute surge
Share University applications for this September have risen by 3.5 per cent after a last-minute surge, official figures showed. The biggest rise was in overseas applications from outside the EU (9.6 per cent) - with the number of UK applications ... Read More »
More UK students seeking places at Scots universities
Share By Seonag MacKinnon Figures seen by the BBC suggest applications from the rest of the UK for places at Scottish universities are markedly up, despite fees of up to £9,000 a year. Glasgow University said demand rose by almost ... Read More »
Midland universities suffer as applications continue to fall
Share The number of students attending Birmingham and Warwick universities falling as the Government’s radical overhaul of the system continued to impact on applications across the country. In total, 10 out of 24 Russell Group institutions, considered among the leading ... Read More »
Most universities hit by fall in intake
Share The financial pressure on Welsh higher education became clearer with the publication of university entry figures. Data published by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) shows 2012-13 student numbers by institution. Figures show most universities in Wales suffered ... Read More »
Nearly 3,000 fewer in Yorkshire apply for places at universities
Share The number of people applying to university from Yorkshire fell by almost 3,000 this academic year with 1,300 fewer students accepting places, new figures reveal. The statistics obtained from UCAS – broken down for 21 council areas across Yorkshire ... Read More »
UK: Bristol universities defy fall in student numbers
Share Universities in Bristol appear to be bucking a national trend which has seen applications plummet for the second year running. New UCAS statistics show that 265,730 people living in the UK had applied to start degree courses this autumn ... Read More »
Coventry University applications up 18% for 2013
Share Applications for places at Coventry University have seen a dramatic rise compared to the same point in 2012, according to the institution’s latest figures. It is the second year since the introduction of the new fee system that the ... Read More »
