London
has been rated the most cost-effective UK city for students in a survey by
NatWest Bank.
Students starting
university for the first time next month face graduating with debts of almost
£25,000, according to research.
All courses full at Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh and
Warwick nine days before A-level results, Guardian poll finds
180,000
university applicants to be turned away, despite empty places
Top universities have
been accused of “greed” after spending less on student grants than many former
polytechnics.
Access
watchdog reveals that a tiny percentage of students in England who are entitled
to a full bursary end up at Oxford or Cambridge universities
Government
would pay cash directly to colleges and some students will 'pay more' under new
plan