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University applications for AI degrees rise 15%, data shows

Data from Ucas shows the number of young people applying for degrees in artificial intelligence are rising, even as wider computing applications fall.

Evening Standard

Schools told to be more ‘boy-positive’ to fix male underachievement

A dedicated Minister for Men could help address education gender gap, says report

The Independent UK

Schools should be ‘boy positive’ to tackle male underachievement – report

There is a risk of ‘under-educated men veering towards the political extremes’ if gender disparities are not addressed, a think tank has warned.

The Independent UK

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Number of mature students applying for university courses in UK plummets

The Royal College of Nursing has called on the Government to address the ‘workforce crisis’ and urgently launch a student recruitment campaign.

Evening Standard

Fall in overseas students accepted on undergraduate degree courses in UK

It comes as universities have warned of significant financial concerns due to a drop in international demand.

Evening Standard

Fewer 18-year-olds from UK apply to most selective universities and courses

The number of applicants for medicine courses has fallen to the lowest point since 2020, Ucas figures show.

The Independent UK

Numbers studying nursing down sharply in all parts of England, RCN says

North-east the worst-affected region, recording 40% drop in acceptances on to pre-registration courses, union finds

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‘You’ll meet so many people’: how to choose where to live at uni

Choices range from often cramped but fun halls of residence to shared, potentially messy flats in town

The Guardian - UK

Higher-tariff universities admit 13% more UK school-leavers than 2023, figures show

Number of pupils accepted by ‘high tariff’ providers passes 100,000, after better than expected A-level results and fewer international students

The Guardian - UK

How to check your A-level results online and in school

Sixth formers collecting grades on busy day for university admissions

Evening Standard

A-level top grades up on last year but educational inequality widens

Hundreds of thousands of students received their A-level results on Thursday morning, with more than a quarter of UK entries awarded an A or A* grade

The Independent UK

A-level results day: What to do if you don’t get the grades you wanted

There are many options available to students who just missed out on their target grades

The Independent UK

When is A-level results day 2024 and when are they released?

The long-awaited date for teens is here

Evening Standard

No extra help for A-level students hit by Raac concrete crisis as results due

More UK A-level students set to get into first choice university than previous years, experts predict

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The Independent UK

My teen got low A-level results – now what?

Offer your child support through this stressful time and encourage them to explore their options.

The Guardian - UK

More UK students set to get into first-choice university than in previous years

As international intake dwindles, leading institutions become less cautious about offers post-Covid

The Guardian - UK

Top UK universities have thousands of unfilled places before A-level results

More school leavers likely to gain places as survey finds higher number of vacancies advertised through clearing

Evening Standard

London bucks the trend but university applications are down across the country as a whole

The capital bucks the higher education trend

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Will replacing personal statements with application questions make university admissions fairer?

Prospective students will no longer be asked to write personal statements as part of their application to university in the UK, the admissions organisation Ucas has announced.

The Guardian - UK

Send us your old Ucas personal statements

To mark the end of the personal statement for university applications in Britain, we would like to see your old ones

The Guardian - UK

Farewell, Ucas personal statements: I won’t miss your hackneyed, cliche-ridden prose

These hated essays are going to be scrapped. It’s good news for those who can’t afford private tutors – and for those who had to read them, says writer Max Fletcher

The Guardian - UK

Ucas plans to drop personal statements for UK university applicants

Social mobility experts welcome change in which students will instead be asked to answer three questions

The Independent UK

Ucas ditching personal statements in drastic change to ‘level the playing field’ for all students

University hopefuls will be asked to answer three questions about why they want to study their subject

The Guardian - UK

It’s the Tories who broke Britain, but now they want teenagers to pay for it

Cutting degrees to pay for more apprenticeships is plain barmy – just look at the facts and ask yourself who this is aimed at, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Evening Standard

Breaking down the barriers to university entry with a smile

From contextual offers to outreach programmes, a growing number of schemes are making higher education more accessible to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We’ve got the lowdown

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