Cambridge University applications up

Applications to the University of Cambridge rose 2% in 2012, the first year of the £9,000 tuition fee. The total number of applications was 15,701, an increase of 2%. The total number of acceptances was 3,437, up 5%.

The university also reported that ... Read more

Individual Choice and Risk: The Case of Higher Education

Malcolm Brynin at the University of Essex has analysed data from the British Labour Force Survey 1993-2008 which shows that many graduates end up in partially
graduate occupations, earning the same wage as they would have done if they had left education ... Read more

GCSE results and AS level results as a predictor of getting a 2:1 or above at university

This DfE study forms part of the evidence base as to whether AS level results are necessary to predict university outcomes, or whether GCSE results alone would suffice. It looks at how GCSE results compare to AS Level results at estimating the probability ... Read more