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A third of Russell Group universities see fall in state school student numbers

The proportion of students from state schools going to UK universities has stalled over the past five years, figures suggest. And a third of the UK’s top institutions saw a fall in the number of students from the state sector starting courses in ...

22 Feb 2022 at 15:55

More than a third of degrees awarded are firsts for second year running

The number of first-class degrees awarded has continued to rise, with one in three students achieving the top grade, according to data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on Tuesday. In 2020/21, more than a third – 36% – ...

25 Jan 2022 at 11:55

More students from ethnic minority backgrounds studying for degrees

More students from ethnic minority backgrounds are studying for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, data reveals. In total, more than a quarter (28%) of UK students were from ethnic minority backgrounds in 2020/21, one percentage point ...

15 Jun 2022 at 10:17

Number of first-class degrees falls for first time since records began

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has recorded a fall in the number of first-class degrees awarded for the first time. In 2021/22, 32% of undergraduate degrees were awarded a first-class honours classification, a fall of four ...

19 Jan 2023 at 16:27

Scotland

Highest number of Scottish-domiciled students at university

The number of Scottish-domiciled students enrolling at universities north of the border has hit its highest level on record. Figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on Thursday show the number rose from 180,170 ...

19 Jan 2023 at 16:12

More than half a million people study degrees by UK universities abroad – report

The number of students studying degrees from British universities abroad has risen to nearly 600,000, a report has suggested. The Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) said there needs to be better information and smarter regulation ...

19 Dec 2024 at 00:01

115,000 more girls need to study maths or physics A-levels to bridge gender gap

Around 115,000 more girls would need to study A-levels in maths or physics, or both, to reach equal numbers of male and female students studying engineering and technology degrees, a report has found. Just 8% of first-year ...

14 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Repeated calls for pay restraint among university leaders ‘could be dangerous’

Repeated calls for pay restraint among university vice-chancellors is “potentially dangerous” for the higher education sector as it could reduce the pool of candidates willing to lead institutions, a paper suggests. ...

31 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Number of top degrees awarded falls for second year in a row

The proportion of top degrees awarded to students has fallen for the second year in a row, figures show. Three in ten (30%) undergraduate degrees in the UK were first-class in 2022/23, compared with 32% in 2021/22 ...

08 Aug 2024 at 19:33

Degree course dropout rates fall to lowest on record

The proportion of young students dropping out of degree courses has fallen to the lowest rate on record, figures reveal. New data, published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), shows that in 2019/20 ...

17 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Just 1% of UK professors are black, Government figures reveal

The proportion of black professors at UK universities has stalled at just 1%, new Government data shows. Figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) on Tuesday reveal that just 160 out of ...

01 Feb 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Number of overseas students in Scotland falls by more than 10,000

The number of overseas students in Scotland fell by more than 10,000 last year. Figures show foreign student numbers have dipped from an all-time high of 83,975 in 2022/23 to 73,915 last year – a drop of ...

20 Mar 2025 at 15:39

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