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Universities turn to advertising, freebies and unconditional offers to attract students, with large numbers expected to change their mind post-results

Proportion of young people planning to attend university full-time has fallen to just over half, survey suggests

Pass rate in Scottish Higher exams nudges up but overall applications dip slightly owing to decline in older learners

Enrolments drop by a fifth in a year after business school opts to close programmes in response to government squeeze on undergraduate intake

Universities encouraged to offer language degrees to students with no prior experience as low uptake in schools creates pipeline problems

Number of 18-year-olds applying to university reaches new high but anticipated drop in top A-level grades adds to uncertainty ahead of clearing period

Students who have previously been safeguarded progress to university in â€˜vanishingly low’ numbers, highlights Sheffield initiative

Current enrolment rates are increasingly misaligned with NHS capacity for clinical placements, never mind graduate recruitment, says Ruth Pearce

Using money raised from international fees could help support most disadvantaged to attend university, finds inquiry

Record number of ethnic minority students accepted and largest annual increase in non-state school students in 15 years

More students accepted into prestigious university, but numbers coming from maintained schools return to 2020 levels after ‘period of rapid growth’

Lower-tariff institutions could face another difficult recruitment season as number of offers made by universities rises

Solutions begin with flexible study policies for students who need a few extra days because mum had a health scare before their essay deadline, says Holly Cobb

Research intensive universities to adopt â€˜consistent’ language to help applicants ‘make better informed decisions’ as part of new plan to tackle education inequality

Attempt to harmonise tests across country seen as way of mitigating unfair advantages but critics argue more systemic changes are needed

We need careful, systematic overhaul and the taking of responsibility not just by universities but also by local and national government, says Ellen Wright

Doncaster focus groups find widespread scepticism that cost of a degree will be outweighed by career benefits

Current widening participation approach not working, say academics, as rural villages and coastal towns revealed as areas with lowest levels of progression to universities

Those admitted to elite UK universities with lower entry requirements still performed well academically, analysis suggests

Students recruited from surrounding areas outnumbered by international applicants at 22 institutions

English universities encouraged to adopt more consistent approach that is easier to navigate after criticism from inequality watchdog

Impact of cost-saving measures the first question being raised at open days, report academics at under-fire institutions

Three-quarters of teachers in the capital predict at least half their class will go into higher education, according to new polling

The country tends to shun the extremes and our access policies have generally helped harness talent and to build a cohesive society, says Merlin Crossley

Marketing highlighting exemptions to UK visa rules under scrutiny in Home Office amid warnings that regulations could be extended

Teaching and nursing enrolments surge as students seek ‘safer’ career paths in an uncertain and expensive world

Politicians pushing STEM courses ‘would be well advised to acknowledge that at present student demand is doing their work for them’, says Hepi report

Charity says Ucas data adds to case for extending home fee status to displaced applicants

Sutton Trust warns applicants with disadvantaged upbringings can find application process particularly complex and challenging

Fall in student numbers driven by lower birth rates, with smaller universities tipped to struggle

One year on from publication of the Universities Accord, Justin Bokor says the funding needed to support equity student success is simply not there

No one has yet cracked high-touch, low-cost business learning, but efforts are under way, says Julian Birkinshaw

Ucas figures show that a record proportion of students applied to higher-tariff institutions

School pupils need better information on their post-16 options to avoid the risk of narrowing their university and career choices, says Hepi report

Capital comfortably outperforms rest of England on higher education access, but progress is stalling and there are significant intra-regional differences, warns report

These are undoubtedly turbulent times, but the figures suggest that the sector is in relatively good health, say Eileen Strempel and Stephen Handel

Government drive to cut international recruitment appears to pay dividends, but universities condemn ‘outdated’ approach

Some institutions still making thousands of unconditional offers every year, using ‘one of the few recruitment levers still left to pull’

Ucas data confirms big falls in recruitment at some post-92 universities as older institutions took what applicants there were on domestic and international front

Previously reported figures suggesting fall in recruitment were recently revealed to be erroneous

Why harm high-quality provision at established universities because of a small number of providers with questionable motives, asks Mark Clark

Scaled and standardised, lowering entry requirements for disadvantaged applicants can contribute to a fairer society, says Jon Datta

Combining subjects with computer science seen as way of increasing the attractiveness of courses not linked to jobs

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center says it ‘deeply regrets’ methodological blunder

Professor’s wide-ranging investigation into pre-18 curriculum and assessment could impact student subject choices and preparedness for higher education

Report says English universities should shift back towards collaborative outreach activities, led by national coordinating body

Mini-budget projection of expansion in higher education participation a world away from accord’s lofty ambition

While landmark review recommended ambitious targets, early indicators suggest participation is heading in the wrong direction

Sector-wide increase in acceptance rate arrests two years of decline

Event hears that cold spots in provision must still be addressed

Social Mobility Commission says lowering entry grades for disadvantaged applicants is yet to have a ‘noticeable impact’ on inequality

Move to restrict funding for introductory programmes seen as damaging to Westminster government’s access agenda

Higher education funding in the UK may still be inadequate, but cost-cutting cannot come at the expense of social mobility, says Fiona Devine

Social Market Foundation says rest of UK should follow Scotland’s lead in easing uncertainty for care leavers and applicants estranged from their families

Diversity initiatives at the university ‘not working’, says union, as scholarships going to most advantaged students while diversity rates decline

Any new home undergraduate enrolling on a course at University College Birmingham will be eligible for the allowance

Faltering UK recruitment is being capitalised on by business schools in the continent 

Student aid form delays seen as deterring some students from enrolling this autumn, but modifications still seen as making things simpler for future applicants

October deadline Ucas data shows drop in university applications from UK 18-year-olds, and declining interest in medicine courses, but rising interest from China and US

UK institutions look ahead to next autumn as survey confirms devastating impact of visa restrictions