Tag: Higher Education



Apprenticeships on the Rise as School Leavers shun University

Posted on 2 September, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Following the release of A-Level results last week, the UK’s top universities were inundated with a record number of applications from students keen to begin their further education in September. In fact, the majority of universities had already filled... Read More

Record Number of Students take University Places

Posted on 20 August, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Economy

After universities raised fees in 2012, there were concerns that young people would reject entering higher education due to the levels of debt which could be accumulated. However, according to admissions body Ucas, this has failed to deter students from... Read More

Leeds Met University Plans Name Change

Posted on 3 August, 2013 by MOVEHUT under Top Properties

Leeds Metropolitan University has unveiled its new name and will now be known as Leeds Beckett University. The Board of Governors has settled on the new name and will now pursue formal permission from the Privy Council to change the university’s... Read More

Universities continue to Invest in Campus Building

Posted on 16 July, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

In 2011, it was announced that almost all Government funding for university courses was to be dropped in time for the next academic year – a move which saw three in four UK institutions raise their fees considerably in order to meet costs. The Science... Read More