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Top universities have called on the Government for additional funds to take on more students and for the cap on the number of pupils studying medicine to be lifted amid fears ministers face a £3billion bailout for lower-tier institutions. Thousands of students are scrambling to get places at their first choice university after ministers screeching … Read more
Universities could face legal action from A-level students if they have to defer a place for a year after receiving an offer, say lawyers Thousands of students are scrambling to get places at first choice university A number of top schools have already said students may have to defer to 2021 Lawyers said that universities … Read more
Universities are demanding more money in order to cope with taking in extra students following a Government U-turn – as thousands of A-level students face waiting until 2021 to go to university. The sudden change in policy over exam grades left 55,000 pupils scrambling for places, leaving elite universities facing the prospect of being overwhelmed. … Read more
Universities have been thrown into chaos over the Government’s exams U-turn last night as 55,000 pupils scramble for the remaining places and elite institutions warned of ‘stretched resources.’ The industry’s main umbrella body said universities were seeking ‘urgent clarification’ on how to accommodate students they had earlier refused because of A-level results downgrades. 55,000 pupils … Read more
Universities have pledged to ‘soften’ admissions rules with 40 per cent of A-Level results set to be downgraded today – and Gavin Williamson defying calls to scrap the process of ‘standardising’ marks. Hundreds of thousands of students are learning their fate this morning after their courses were blighted by coronavirus, with exams having to be … Read more
The number of first- class degrees awarded by the UK’s top universities has almost tripled over the past two decades leading to accusations they have become ‘meaningless.’ The elite Russell Group intuitions – that includes schools such as Oxford, Cambridge and LSE – have seen huge increases in students getting the highest level of academic … Read more
‘Over expansion’ of universities is leaving students with ‘heavy debts for little economic benefit’ think tank warns as it calls for ‘radical reform’ of sector Dr Lee Jones and Dr Philip Cunliffe penned the report on universities’ struggles They recommend closing and merging some as well as making entry harder Universities are already facing problems … Read more
More than a quarter of UK universities are attempting to ‘bribe’ A-leve pupils with laptops and discounts and cash offers if the chose them as a ‘firm’ choice on UCAS forms, it has been revealed. In a desperate scramble to fill places in a competitive market, universities are trying to tempt students with ‘incentives’, an … Read more
Four students from some of the most disadvantaged areas of London have been awarded scholarships, worth around £1million, to America’s most prestigious universities. The students, all from an inner-city East London sixth form, will swap the likes of Tower Hamlets, Beckton and Dagenham for the halls off US Ivy League universities such as Princeton, Harvard and … Read more
Hackers steal data from students at six UK universities in global cyber attack targeting US-based cloud computer provider Blackbaud Blackbaud paid hacker an undisclosed ransom after promised all data destroyed Said hacker did not access credit card information or bank account details The attack happened in May but was not publicly addressed until this month University … Read more