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London Metropolitan University has been fined £5.9 million by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The fine has been imposed because the university over-recruited UK undergraduates this year. Thi... More

Plans to penalise graduates who pay off their student loans early, and thus save interest payments, have been scrapped by David Cameron.

A good degree no longer guarantees a job – this is the conclusion of Ernst & Young, who are leading employers of graduates in their international accountancy and consultancy business. They have researched into th... More

There has been a 50% increase in the percentage of students awarded a first or upper second degree at some universities over the last ten years. Coventry University, Chester University and Gloucestershire University have s... More

UCAS information on English universities shows that applications from mature students are in decline. Mature students, defined as those who are over 21 when they start their course, seem to be voting with their feet. Quite... More

UK applications have dropped, as fees rise. UCAS figures show that, by the applications deadline of 15 January, applications are down by 8.7% from UK students for courses starting in September, when tuition fees may be as ... More

English universities are facing a cut of 15,000 places this September, according to ministers. This is likely to result in some well-qualified applicants failing to find a university place.

The rapid rise in the cost of English universities is apparently doubling the number of independent school students applying to American and European universities. For the less well-heeled, Ivy League universities such as ... More

Attending summer schools run by the Sutton Trust works well, according to new research from Bristol University. The summer schools are designed to give those 17- and 18-year-old pupils, who might later become the first in ... More