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Although university tuition fees trebled from £1000 to £3000 in 2006, students found no change in their experience, according to a Higher Education Policy Institute study of 9000 students. With tuition fees set... More

Montagu Private Equity has bought the College of Law for £200 million, in a move welcomed by the government. The college is a charity with a strong property portfolio and the purchase should ensure its future develop... More

As fees go up, so applications from UK students have gone down. UCAS figures show that overall applications to higher education institutions from UK-based students have fallen by 8.7% for the next academic year – 201... More

The UCAS clearing system is to be scrapped under proposals announced by UCAS today. Clearing currently matches about 50,000 university applicants who have not got get a university place − usually because their A-leve... More

UCAS has ditched its plans to alter the university admissions timetable. The idea was to allow students to apply after they know their actual A-level results, instead of predicted results as at present. Universities welcom... More

Queen Mary University of London and Warwick University have agreed to share lecturers, starting with English, history and computer sciences this autumn. Both are Russell Group universities and have no intention of merging.... More

The Russell Group of top universities is expanding by four, so there will now be 24 members in total. Durham University, Exeter University, Queen Mary and York University are joining the group, in which each individual uni... More

Despite more than a third of recent graduates being in lower-skilled jobs, David Willettts, the universities minister, believes that a degree remains a good investment in the long term and is one of the best pathways to a ... More

The Sutton Trust Summer Schools are being expanded to include one on applying to US universities. The Sutton Trust, which aims to help bright students from under-privileged homes, has funded 1000 students to attend summer ... More