Tuition-fee rise 'still deterring' would-be university students

By Richard Adams. Number of applications rises 2% to 428,000, but is still below the level seen before fees rose to £9,000, Ucas figures show. The number of students in England applying to go to university remains well below the level seen before tuition fees were raised to £9,000, according to new figures from the body administering university admissions. Read more...