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52% of the 18 to 22 cohort start university. The lower percentage of 38% sometimes quoted is just those who straight from school at 18.

My son was in uni owned halls of residence in a northern town. £5,600 for effectively 25 weeks, true term lengths 10 + 10 + 5, they break up 5 weeks arriving back from Easter! When I was at uni, we broke about a week before Glast. The academic year ever shrinks. Equating to £224pw for a...

Would students pay more £9k per annum to be taught there? It’s the same fee as Bristol, Durham, Sussex, London colleges with world class facilities, dowries and the virtuous circle of highly regarded academics, often leading in their field. There’s been plenty of anger, not from right wing...

I’ve seen the halls of residence deals first hand. You have to think of them as a ring fenced matter where the land’s acquired by the developer/management company, they pay for the build, then over a long period get a return. People don’t normally complain, it works and reduces the number of...

Agree with all comments so far, the closure of arts buildings is criminal. Unis are far more than just a place to learn. One point on the new buildings though, the funding for the shiny new halls of residence 100% came from the private sector. Niche developers have been doing this for years...