News The first classes of the fall term at most British universities are scheduled to begin in less than a week, but as of last Friday, slots in degree programs in subjects like math, engineering, law, and nursing are still available according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). At... more

News Starting in September, tuition fees for England’s universities are due to triple to a maximum of £9,000. Likely in response to this sharp hike, the number of university applicants has slumped by 10%. According to the Universities & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), about 1 in 20 English 18-year-olds–about 15,000 students in... more

News The number of degree courses on offer at British universities has been cut by more than a quarter in the past six years. According to a study by the University and College Union, there are nearly 20,000 fewer full-time undergraduate courses available now than there were in 2006. England, where tuition... more

News More than two dozen higher-education institutions in England have lowered their tuition fees to below £7,500 a year, although most elite universities will still charge the new fee maximum of £9,000. University applications have fallen 13% before the increase in fees next autumn. The decision to cut fees comes just over a month... more

News Ministers announced previously this year that English universities who charged £7,500 or lower would be able to bid for a share of 20,000 funded student places. According to new figures released by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA), 28 universities and colleges, all of whom were planning on charging above this... more

News Following the example of Scotland and Wales, Northern Ireland’s universities will charge “rest-of-U.K.” students up to £9,000 a year–a move that will subsidize lower fees for the province’s own students. Northern Irish students will have their fees set at £3,465, as will students from the Republic of Ireland and all other... more

News English universities are being told to impose a last-minute cut in tuition fees to qualify for a Coalition Government plan to recruit more students. The Government’s Office for Fair Access has submitted fresh guidance to vice-chancellors, telling them to impose fees of £7,500 or less to claim a share of 20,000... more

News It is now confirmed that the funding shortfall for Scottish universities amounts to £268 million per year. more