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Students face fierce competition as fewer university courses become available

Ucas tells applicants to act quickly to avoid disappointment, with A-level results due in England, Wales and Northern Ireland next week

The Guardian - UK

Students must be quick in clearing as competition will be tough, says Ucas chief

Clare Marchant said school leavers should research options and have a fallback option ahead of A-level results.

The Independent UK

Competition for leading UK universities ‘could be tougher’ this year

President of Universities UK says ‘massive expansion’ of applicants after Covid will make places harder to secure

The Guardian - UK

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Students could face competition for university places amid capacity pressures

Some top universities could limit numbers in certain subject areas due to infrastructure pressures, president of UUK suggests.

The Independent UK

Top universities ‘will turn away more UK students’ as fees fail to match costs

Elite Russell group says institutions will make up funds shortfall by increasing international intake

The Guardian - UK

Top universities pledge to incorporate AI use in teaching: ‘Opportunity rather than a threat’

‘The rapid rise of generative AI will mean we need to continually review and re-evaluate our assessment practices’

The Independent UK

UK universities draw up guiding principles on generative AI

All 24 Russell Group universities have reviewed their academic conduct policies and guidance

The Guardian - UK

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Top universities pledge to adapt teaching and assessment to incorporate AI use

All of the Russell Group universities have reviewed their academic conduct policies to reflect the emergence of generative artificial intelligence.

The Independent UK

Cross-party congress renews calls for rejection of controversial Ravenscraig rail freight hub appeal

The proposals from the Russell Group were thrown out by North Lanarkshire Council in December last year

Daily Record

One in five students at top universities consider dropping out over cost of living

A quarter are regularly going without food and other essentials, a new Russell Group Students’ Unions study reveals

The Guardian - UK

University dished out £120k in library fines to students in just one year

Over £7m in fines for late returns or not returning books at all have been issued over the last decade

Wales Online

Universities get extra £15m to help students with cost-of-living pressures

Tuition fees in England will be frozen for the next two years and maximum student loans for living costs will rise, the Government said.

The Independent UK

Students face £1,500 inflation shortfall in maintenance loans, universities warn

Russell Group says more hard-up students in England will drop out if loans fail to keep up with rising costs

The Guardian - UK

Plans for railhead logistics hub at Ravenscraig thrown off track by council

The Russell Group's plans were rejected by North Lanarkshire Council.

Daily Record

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Daily Record

Decision on rail logistics hub at Ravenscraig set to be decided in December

The plans are set to be debated by North Lanarkshire councillors in mid-December but Lanarkshire Live understands that NLC planners will move to REJECT the plans.

Evening Standard

Revealed: the universities being shortlisted by young Londoners

Exclusive Unifrog data shows the most popular universities researched by teens in the capital

Daily Record

Planning changes to controversial Ravenscraig rail hub submitted to council

The Russell Group is seeking permission to build a railhead logistics hub at the former industrial site at a cost of around £200 million.

The Guardian - UK

UK universities call for maintenance loan uplift amid students’ financial woes

Russell Group says rise in hardship funding also needed as survey shows average maintenance loan falls £439 short each month

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Wales Online

A-Level results: Clearing vacancies down after 'admin blip' ahead of results day

More than 500 were shown as available when they should not have been

The Independent UK

Clearing vacancies down after ‘admin blip’ ahead of A-level results day

The University of Liverpool had shown 529 courses as available in clearing on the Ucas website last week but this should not have been the case.

The Independent UK

Universities confident students will make grade, says Ucas

Some UK universities had just a handful or no courses at all available through the clearing process a week ahead of results day.

The Independent UK

Public health research at risk if EU programme membership is lost – universities

Russell Group say research is too important to be part of Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations.

The Independent UK

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students ‘face stark barriers to going to university’

A report highlights how stark attainment gaps from early years education onwards and societal prejudice work to exclude GRT pupils from university.

The Guardian - UK

UK universities warn tuition fee crisis could mean home student cutbacks

Fears some institutions may recruit mainly international students – whose fees are not capped

The Independent UK

Thousands of good A-level students will ‘miss out’ on university as competition for places increases

Many elite universities are increasing their requirements for entry on to their courses

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