At the Budget, the Chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled policies to help with housing, the NHS and Brexit, but there was no mention of changes to university tuition fees. A new discounted railcard for those aged 26-30 was also announced, in an effort to reduce the cost of living for younger...
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The annual survey conducted by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) found that 40% of UK business schools reported a fall in undergraduate applications from EU countries. UK business schools are typically large contributors to their universities, hence the report raised concern that any fall in revenues could have...
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A new study by the Sutton Trust found that the number of disadvantaged students attending top universities could increase by 50% if the institutions were to make greater use of contextualised admissions.
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413 new train carriages are set to be built by 2021, as part of a £680 million package announced by West Midlands Train Services this month. The planned developments will see the creation of around 107 new West Midlands trains, allowing an additional 85,000 passengers onto rush-hour services. Free Wi-Fi,...
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Former Number 10 policy adviser and government minister Lord Andrew Adonis came to Warwick for a Freshers’ Address run by the Warwick Labour Club on 20 October, in which he spoke against Brexit and suggested it could be prevented by a second referendum on the final settlement agreed between Brussels...
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The University of Warwick will create around 100 new degree apprenticeship places each year from 2018 onwards, following new funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
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