Archive: University Admissions

Applicants face scramble to avoid tuition fees hike

UCAS expect another hectic A-level results day. Photo:Getty Images

Over 200,000 university applicants are to miss out on places this year due to a frenzied last-minute rush, the head of the admission service has warned.

Student applicants undeterred by top-up fees

Universities keen on £9k tuition fees

Student makeup stagnates with tuition fees

Universities keen on £9k tuition fees

Will higher tuition fee charges effectively shut the doors for poorer students?

Enthusiasm among most universities to charge higher tuition fees than ministers had expected is set to exacerbate coalition tensions over the policy.

'Racial exclusion' at Oxbridge

The country's top universities continue to have poor acceptance rates for students from minority or poorer backgrounds

One Oxford college has accepted just three black students in the last ten years.

Cable rules out graduate tax

Saint no more? Cable U-turns on graduate tax

The prospect of a graduate tax to pay for university has finally been ruled out, with Vince Cable writing to his colleagues to say it was not going ahead.

Domino effect: A-level chaos could hit GCSE students

GCSE results day. Courtesy of Hammersmith and Fulham.

The chaos afflicting university entrance may have a domino effect on further education, a union has warned.

Students fighting for uni places

Universities face fines if they take on too many students

Over 275,000 students who applied to enter university this year are yet to secure a place, latest figures show.

Govt adverts 'misleading'

The government advert was judged 'misleading' by the ASA

Government adverts promoting the use of diplomas have been branded misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in a highly embarrassing development for Downing Street.

State school pupils do not apply to top universities

Thousands of state school pupils are failing to apply to the most selective universities despite having the necessary grades.

Mandelson announces tuition fees review

Lord Mandelson will today announce a review of university tuition fees.

A review of university tuition fees will be announced today, with fees widely expected to go up.

Universities need to be more meritocratic

The report was chaired by former cabinet minister Alan Milburn

Universities may offer no-fee degrees for students who stay at home, a controversial all-party report is expected to say.

Emergency plan drawn up as universities overflow

Lord Mandelson is drawing up emergency plans to expand the number of university places by 10,000 to avoid forcing thousands of would-be students on the dole.

Student makeup stagnates with tuition fees

Tuition fees were a major change to the higher education sector

The unchanging social makeup of university students following the introduction of tuition fees is cause for concern, not celebration, a union has warned.

International students to be fingerprinted

Foreign students coming to the UK will be forced to provide the government with their fingerprints and prove they are sponsored by a recognised education institution, under new government guidelines announced today.

Young to be given £400 for university

Poorer children could be given £400 to help get them into university

Some of the smartest children from poor households could be given £400 by the government to prepare them for university, it has been announced.

University access 'needs improving'

Higher education access still a major issue

The government faces criticism over its efforts to widen participation in higher education.

Private schools gain momentum

Private school education even more popular

The drift towards private schools in Britain's education system is quickening, with new research showing more parents would prefer to get their children out of the comprehensive system.

Fewer students but top-up fees 'not a deterrent', govt insists

Student figures show slight drop-off in 2006

The government has denied that a drop-off in university entrants after the introduction of variable tuition fees is proof top-up fees have deterred students from starting university.

Poor pupils to be 'mentored' into top universities

Govt wants to boost participation among poor pupils

Bright graduates will mentor potentially high-achieving pupils from poor backgrounds to apply for places at the UK's top universities, the government has announced.

Report reveals diploma uncertainty

The government says higher education support for diplomas is growing

Universities are likely to adopt a cautious approach to students applying with diploma qualifications rather than A-levels, a report suggests.

Diplomas 'equal to three A-levels'

Ucas: new diploma equal to three A grade A-levels

The government's diploma qualifications moved a step closer towards credibility today as exam and university admissions chiefs said they could be equivalent to more than three A-levels.

Universities to partner schools in participation drive

Denham announces uni-school partnership push

The government today encouraged more universities to work with schools in a bid to widen participation in higher education.

Student applicants undeterred by top-up fees

'Top-up' fees don't seem to deter students

The government has welcomed figures that appear to show students have not been deterred by the introduction of top-up tuition fees.

University applications up despite top-up fees

University applications are up 6.4 per cent this year

Applications to British universities are up 6.4 per cent this year, despite the introduction of top-up fees.

Extremism a 'serious' problem on campus

Ministers publish new guidance on tackling Islamist extremist on campus

There is "serious" evidence that Islamist extremists are using British universities to spread their message, the higher education minister has warned.

New science GCSE 'fit for the pub'

Leading UK scientists have today accused the government of "dumbing down" school science with a new GCSE that is "more suitable for the pub than the schoolroom".

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