Fees ARE putting the most disadvantaged young people off university, says new report

Contrary to previous reports, UCU report finds that increased fees are putting the most disadvantaged young people off university

Cost, poor advice and a perceived lack of jobs are putting young people from the most disadvantaged backgrounds off higher education, warns a report from the University and College Union (UCU) out today [8 December].

It seems that the way in which successive governments have promoted higher education as an instrumental tool to better jobs, salaries and outcomes is now coming home to roost.

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