Universities accused of fixing admissions policy
Press Review 9 May 2005
The Times claims universities are setting targets that discriminate in favour of state school pupils against their privately educated counterparts in order to set higher fees.
Universities to pilot entrance exams
Press Review 14 April 2005
Teenagers will have to take an exam to test their aptitude for university, in an attempt to identify the brightest students.
Kim Howells - higher education minister
Interview 17 February 2005
Kim Howells tells ePolitix.com why he wants a debate about the future of university funding and why he is concerned about the lack of new maths and science undergraduates.
University entrance is 'postcode lottery'
Press Review 20 January 2005
Entry to university is a "postcode lottery" which leaves people from "good areas" six times more likely to get in than those from deprived areas, new research claims.
University access
Policy Consultation 19 January 2005
Comment from the Department of Education and Skills, the Conservatives and Campaigning for Mainstream Universities.
University drop out rate rises
Press Review 17 January 2005
The government's attempts to to help more students from poorer backgrounds into universities may increase the number of drop-outs, new research suggests.
Tories condemn university visa curbs
Press Review 18 November 2004
Britain's universities have lost up to £30 million in fees because foreign students are unable to obtain entry visas, according to the Conservatives.
University access
Policy Consultation 8 November 2004
Comment from the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, Universities UK and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.
University access watchdog accused over funding plan
News Article 8 November 2004
The body charged with widening access to universities has been accused of "taking from the poor to protect the rich".
University places
Policy Consultation 2 November 2004
Comment from the Department for Education and Skills, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the Institute of Education.
State pupils flocking to top universities
Press Review 2 November 2004
Most of the extra places created at 13 leading universities since Labour came to power in 1997 have gone to state school pupils.
Universities access chief appointed
News Article 15 October 2004
Charles Clarke has announced the appointment of the government's new access regulator for higher education.
Ministers retreat on student quotas
Press Review 15 October 2004
The government is likely to scrap targets for the university admission of students from state schools and poorer families.
Government university targets risk rights breach
Press Review 7 October 2004
The Higher Education Statistics Agency has warned that government targets on student admissions to unversity could breach the Human Rights Act.
University admissions prompt new row
Press Review 30 September 2004
Private schools have accused ministers of “blackmail” after top universities were set new targets for the admission of state sector students.
