MYT Higher Education Magazine Winter 2012-13

The ICG Education Adviser Conference 2012 Is it time to lend a hand to students starting Uni next year? News from Creative Skillsets’s “Pick the Tick” After last year s fall in applications following the fee increase, there is scrutiny to see if numbers... More

The ICG Education Adviser Conference 2012 Is it time to lend a hand to students starting Uni next year? News from Creative Skillsets’s “Pick the Tick” After last year s fall in applications following the fee increase, there is scrutiny to see if numbers recover. There is no sign of significant recovery in university applications, says a university leader, as Tuesday night s admissions deadline approaches. Hundreds of thousands of would-be students will have submitted applications for autumn 2013. But Pam Tatlow, chief executive of the Million+ group, says there is "no evidence of any great bounce back" from last year s falling numbers. She called for a government-backed campaign to promote higher education. This year will also see further changes to the admissions process with more choice for students achieving ABB grades at A-level. Midnight deadline Tuesday is the UCAS admissions service deadline for most university courses - although in practice students can continue to apply Less