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“Modest” UCAS rise should be cause for concern

The PIE News

The number of international undergraduate applications to UCAS has gone up by a 0.7% – but the figures are “partial” and the UK could even see a drop in the full year’s numbers, warn stakeholders. Figure released today by UCAS show that 115,730 international students applied to UG places by the January deadline.

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Grad Route review timeline causes “deep concern”

The PIE News

. “We are deeply concerned by the accelerated timetable, which appears to be driven by political – not policy – concerns,” said Jamie Arrowsmith, director of UUKi , in a statement following the news. The post Grad Route review timeline causes “deep concern” appeared first on The PIE News.

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“Speculation” on student rhetoric “comes at a cost” in UK – new analysis

The PIE News

Universities UK has compiled both new and already available data on the graduate route, international student numbers and public sentiment around them in the UK. The correct figure as reported by The PIE last year of London Economics data was £41.9bn.

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University Mental Health Day: Why we encourage students to disclose their mental health conditions and why you should too

HEPI

The number of students who declare they have a mental health condition is steadily rising year on year. The proportion of home students (those who normally live in the UK) who disclosed a mental health condition to their university has increased rapidly since 2010 and was over 5% in 2020/21 according to data from the Office for Students.

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We need to talk about staff retention in the sector

HEPI

Demand for higher education is high, with more and more young people seeing the value of a university education, which is obviously great news for the sector. So we decided to take a look at the data to further understand the issue. A table of the full calculations is included at the bottom of this piece.

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Unite earnings grow 13% to reach £184.3m

The PIE News

The 13% year-on-year rise in earnings in the year ending December 31, 2023, saw the operator reach a 99.8% Unite also noted that “private landlords are choosing to leave the sector in response to rising mortgage costs and increasing regulation” and new supply of PBSA is down 60% on pre-pandemic levels. rental growth.