Admissions

Les Ebdon says that he came ‘close’ to rejecting access agreements in ‘one of the toughest’ rounds of negotiation yet

The number of students without a place as A-level results announced down by 13 per cent

Lower-ranked institutions lose out as drop in EU and mature student applications drive decline

University of Malta could offer financial incentive for students who apply with a Maltese qualification

Think carefully about treating students differently because of their backgrounds

Durham education experts call for more ‘radical’ approach to contextualised admissions

Paper highlights possible negative impact of performance-related funding and for-profit universities on widening participation  

Dip in number of applications puts students in the driving seat, say sector experts

Data on the entry qualifications of students at UK universities suggest that there must be more to the growth in top degrees

Private school pupils 43 percentage points more likely to enrol in most prestigious institutions

Before pouring more public or private money into universities, politicians must ensure that all students are properly prepared, says Warren Bebbington

Threat to sue universities with policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants ‘deeply disturbing’

Drop in students getting go-ahead for study for first time in almost a decade

Financial issues are not the central barriers to increased university access in Canada. It is cultural factors that must be tackled, say Ross Finne, Athur Sweetman and Richard Mueller

Students from University College Birmingham-validated foundation degrees will be eligible to enrol on University of Birmingham degrees with advanced standing

Middlesex v-c proposes ‘comprehensive element’ and end to ‘hyper-selective’ admissions in Hepi paper

John Morgan considers the hierarchies of prestige in higher education, the insights offered by big data research, and whether mixed-ability universities are the answer

EU applications drop 5 per cent post-Brexit, as numbers of mature and nursing applicants also decline

University cites Brexit as factor causing financial uncertainty – but also as recruitment ‘opportunity’

Survey of university admissions staff paints an unflattering picture of today’s students, finds Jeremy Lewis

Forty-eight per cent of universities report drop in overseas undergraduate ‘yield’, following election of divisive president

Unrealistic expectations of would-be students revealed by major survey

Mexico and Canada share their experiences of supporting indigenous learners

University access watchdog also flags falling numbers of mature and part-time students as ‘grave concern’

Ivy League institution revoked offers to 10 students after learning they had mocked sexual assault and made racist comments 

While participation has continued to grow under £9,000 fee regime, researchers argue efforts to widen access would be helped by abolition of fees

A student funding system in Ontario that brings together sources of financial help will be watched closely by other provinces seeking to increase access, says Glen Jones

Moves to privilege community service in university admissions will create even more social justice warriors when what we need are more deep thinkers, argues Alexander Zubatov

Removing the cap on subsidised sub-bachelor’s places in public universities will pull the rug out from under technical and further education providers offering similar qualifications, says Gavin Moodie

International Higher Education Group aims to reduce costs and increase choice for international students eyeing up Western universities

Overemphasis of traditional academic silos is not preparing young people to address the environmental, political and biomedical abyss opening up before us, says Eric Macfarlane

Australian policymakers have moved to link funding to student retention. But they must accept that desirable trends don’t all arise in perfect harmony, says Andrew Norton

Leading universities could widen access without harming academic standards or budgets, report says

Country needs a more fair and transparent admissions system, says head of Supreme Council of Universities

‘Overwhelming’ evidence that initiatives targeted at disadvantaged groups increase access

Recognising the dominant role of intelligence in academic performance is key to ending the underperformance of poor and minority students, says Richard J. Haier

Current head of Worcestershire County Council will succeed Mary Curnock Cook

Teenagers who received personalised letters more likely to get into Russell Group institutions

The Excellence Initiative in Germany and the UK’s TEF may bring only bad news for universities’ reputations, says David Matthews

More UK and EU students begin master’s programmes, but Indian and Nigerian enrolments fall

Top diplomat says the collapse in Indian student numbers in the UK could destroy traditionally strong links between the two countries

New policy may not benefit poorer households, say officials                

But latest figures from the ONS show granting of study visas in UK HE remained stable 

Living next to the US is like sleeping with an elephant. But will the election of a divisive president see more Americans pack their trunks and trump, trump, trump up to Canada? asks Glen Jones

If Trump and Brexit are the problem, universities are part of the solution, says Sally Hunt. But we must do better than we have

But new Offa guidance appears to stop short of mandating universities to sponsor them

Some members of Russell Group still lag behind sector on access for state school students

Key figures from the sector have their say on ‘worrying’ figures

Universities will need to abandon present ‘constipated’ models and follow Uber’s lead to appeal to prospective students

David Lammy 'concerned' at universities approach to issue

Capital’s institutions have highest reliance on European students, THE analysis of latest Hesa data finds

New president boosts education budget so students do not have to pay

Education Ministry statistics reveal programmes that have attracted zero students

It is written in stone that Scottish students will not pay fees, but Chris Havergal reports on worries that this stance is bad for access and sustainability

Ucas end of cycle report also shows that number of EU undergraduates accepted on to courses reached record high

Positive discrimination helps students more than it hinders them, find Dennis Epple and Lowell Taylor