Clearing 2013: top universities still recruiting bright students

By Graeme Paton. Almost 800 courses are still available at Britain’s best universities two weeks after the publication of A-level results as institutions scramble to fill the last remaining places. Students are able to choose between a range of sought-after degrees in subjects such as biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, law, history, geography and mathematics at universities represented by the Russell Group, it emerged. In all, vacancies are being advertised on 788 separate courses for UK students through the traditional clearing system. Read more...