Universities

Thousands of overseas students could be thrown out of Britain within 60 days after London Metropolitan Unversity was stripped of its right to authorise their visas.

Channel 4 News explains the implications of the decision to stop London Metropolitan University from sponsoring visas for foreign students.

There will be an estimated 11,000 fewer university places this year. But where will the cuts hit and who will suffer? Channel 4 News Social Affairs Editor Jackie Long takes a look.

As a record number of young people buy annual cards for cheap coach and train travel amid rising motoring costs and tuition fees, car insurers deny they are pricing students off the road.

Plans to penalise those who pay off student loans early seem likely to be ditched. But would it be wise to try and pay the government back before you need to ?

As the number of young people applying for university falls by nearly 9 per cent, an A-level student tells Channel 4 News he is reconsidering his future because of looming fees of up to £9,000.

With austerity looming, pension strikes back on the agenda and youth unemployment on the rise, is intergenerational conflict inevitable? Channel 4 News hears from both sides.

Students and lecturers say the drop in applications to university is due to the government’s tuition fees rise. But Universities Minister David Willetts, speaking to Channel 4 News, disagrees.

One in four universities and colleges is not meeting their own targets for recruiting students from poorer backgrounds.

A record number of students are fighting for university places through the clearing system after getting their A-level results on Thursday.

More than 40 per cent more students took maths A-level this year than five years ago, but modern languages and general studies are in decline. Channel 4 News looks at why.

As thousands of teenagers prepare to receive their A-level exam results, a Government minister says “traditional” subjects should be valued more highly in the race for university places.

On one of the most hectic and stressful A-level results days in years, university and careers expert Johnny Rich answers your questions on the clearing process and what to do next.

As this year’s A-level results show a rise in the pass rate for the 29th year in a row, data also suggests the number of students taking maths has risen dramatically while languages are in decline.

Missed out on a university place? Take a Gap Year, says spoof backpacker Orlando, “And remember, a gap yah will only cost you an extra 20K. Literally a bargain”. Channel 4 News begs to differ.