Downturn or turned off?

Article Abstract:

UK universities are accepting much lower numbers of mature students, with acceptances of students aged 25-plus falling by 15-20% in 1998. The worst affected areas are in non-vocational courses at new universities. Some academics claim mature students are being deterred by changes in student funding, such as the elimination of maintenance grants, with many mature students already having financial burdens. Some also claim that demographically there are fewer potential mature students, as many people aged 21-29 who would normally account for a large proportion of mature students having already pursued further education.

Education, Higher, Higher education

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Past their learn-by date?

Article Abstract:

The number of people aged 25 and over who applied to universities and colleges fell 10% in February 1999 compared with February 1998, compared with an overall fall of 1.8%. The number of applicants from inner city areas, Scotland and the North of England fell, while applications from the more affluent South of England increased. Some prospective mature applicants may be deterred by employment prospects and financial concerns following the introduction of tuition fees and a reduction in maintenance grants. Older applicants are only eligible for student loans if they can show they will return to employment.

College applications

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A right of entry for everyone

Article Abstract:

Council of Europe proposals on access to higher education won the support of the delegates from 21 countries who attended the annual convention of the European Access Network in Cork, Ireland, in Jun. 1997. The council's access recommendations were seen as providing the best opportunity for achieving equitable participation by ending the upper and middle classes' stranglehold on higher education. European delegates favoured the Australian model for mainstreaming access and the conference backed calls for higher education funding to be shifted to those who need it most.

Column, College admissions

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