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Clearing 2012 closes a success
Although there was much anticipation and trepidation in the run up to Clearing this year, it has proved a real success, with 52,570 students being accepted on courses. These are 5.7% (2,830)...
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Fixing the “broken bridge” to postgraduate study
The needs of postgraduate students have been rising higher up the government agenda recently. In the Spending Round last month, funding from the National Scholarship Programme for the academic year...
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Admissions 2013: Application rates on the rise
Much attention is placed on headline applicant data, to measure the numbers applying to higher education. But applicant figures don’t tell us the full story. For example, a fall in the number of...
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Clearing 2013: daily visualisation overview
More than one out of every 10 UCAS applicants who got a place at university last year gained their place in Clearing. This shows how important Clearing is for prospective students and higher education...
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Latest facts and figures on UK higher education
Where would you find a higher ratio of undergraduate part-time to full-time students – in England or in Scotland? Which part of the UK has more postgraduate students – Scotland or Wales? Is it true...
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Higher education is an excellent investment, even in an economic downturn
Recent ONS figures demonstrate again how those with a degree are more protected from the recession than those without. The employment rate for graduates is at 87%, while it is at 83% for those whose...
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Lots of good news in UCAS end of cycle report 2013
We see lots of good news in this year’s end of cycle report from UCAS: the highest ever number of people finding a place in higher education in the UK (495,600); more than half of the applicants who...
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Clearing 2014: Daily visualisation overview
It’s that exciting and nerve-wracking time of year again. For most who have applied to UCAS to get a place at university, they will know today which institution they are going to attend. For tens of...
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Highlights from our new HE facts & figures booklet
With an array of statistics published every year about higher education and universities, Universities UK is publishing some of the more striking numbers into an annual pamphlet-sized ‘facts and...
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Patterns and trends 2014
Today, UUK has published its long-standing, annual publication Patterns and trends in UK higher education, which focuses on time-series of topics around students, staff and finance in higher education....
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