A study has shown that students from lower income families are more likely to be discouraged from going to university due to higher tuition fee debt levels. Researchers from the UCL Institute of Education surveyed potential university applicants in 2015 and compared their results to another survey taken in 2002, when tuition fees were around…
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UEA election model predicts Norfolk to turn blue
The Conservatives are set to win all Norfolk constituency seats, according to UEA’s general election forecast. Labour’s Clive Lewis has a 76 per cent probability of losing his Norwich South seat, whilst the Lib Dem’s Norman Lamb has a 100 per cent probability of losing his North Norfolk seat. All other Norfolk seats are held…
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Student loan interest rates increase
Interest rates on student loans have risen by a third in the wake of a post-Brexit inflation surge, meaning graduates will have to repay substantially more. The rise to 6.1 percent, more than 24 times the Bank of England base rate, will affect repayments from September, and is driven by the decline in value of…
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Flying solo for the first time
The first time travelling without parents is a beautiful, formative experience. The endless possibilities of the world stretch out in front of you like the Ponte Vecchio over the Arno River. You can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone without the familial restrictions of a minutely planned holiday itinerary. So why then, with all this…