The Guardian – Lucy Tobin
“Universities minister David Willetts admitted he wasn’t surprised by official Ucas figures showing that thousands more students have applied to start university this autumn. . . . But the government might be more concerned about another growing trend in higher education: early signs indicate that thousands of sixth-formers are considering opting out of the UK system completely, and applying for what they see as a cheaper, better-funded degree from universities in the rest of Europe and the US.”(more)