High rents and travel costs cited as factors behind dip in numbers for traditional universities
Despite the drop, there is still very strong demand for college courses in the mid-to-high points range which are only offered in traditional universities such as medicine and dentistry.
The overall number of applications for college places has matched last year’s high level and indicates the race for CAO points this year will be highly competitive. It is estimated that about 65 per cent of school-leavers progress to higher education, one of the highest levels in Europe. Some senior sources in higher education say “research-intensive” universities are at risk of being neglected and that the system of higher education funding should be reformed to ensure they continue to develop world-class research.
This builds on additional “landscape funding” over recent years, which paved the way for the establishment of technological universities.
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