2014 marks the 10th anniversary edition of the QS World University Rankings, which were first published in 2004. The decade has seen a substantial increase in the international mobility of students with many students considering studying abroad. There has also … Continued

UCAS published their final suite of figures for university places on the 29th August, 15 days after A level results day. It is interesting to look at these results and see what the effect of the changes introduced by George … Continued

The latest update recently published by The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)indicates that more than 100,000 UK applicants aged 20 and over have now been accepted into universities and colleges this year. These figures following the results of 2013, … Continued

Just a week ago a level students were anxiously checking their results and UCAS reported more students than ever before had already secured a place on a degree course. In their statistical release they advised at that point 396,990 students … Continued

Last Thursday was A level results day and as students discovered their results, more of them than ever before had already secured a place on a degree course. In line with the government’s policy There are an extra 30,000 university … Continued

As many prospective university students anxiously await their A level results next week, it is interesting to look at recent reports on the numbers applying to attend university. UCAS in July published their statistics on all full-time undergraduate applications which … Continued

Ex Universities Minister David Willetts has recent called for universities to buy the debt of their graduates? Would such a radical change in the university system alter the whole university experience such as university course selected, student accommodation and graduate … Continued

As teenagers wait anxiously for their exam results just a few days away, it is interesting to consider how many will attend university. UCAS in their end of cycle report for 2013 reported record figures but will this be repeated? … Continued

In December 2013 the Chancellor George Osborne announced in his budget that the cap on student numbers would be scrapped. So is this a positive sign for those investing in student property ? The most obvious answer is yes, as … Continued

Despite concerns in some quarters regarding the costs of university education it seems that the UK University population is demonstrating a preference for luxury student accommodation. The Telegraph reported last week that overseas students in Central London are beating young … Continued

In the summer of 2011 the government released a Higher Education White Paper “students at the heart of the system” three years on  it is interesting to see what has happened to university education in the UK since the paper … Continued

There has in the last couple of years, been considerable investment in the student accommodation sector which leads to the obvious question,  is it still a good idea to invest on this area of the market? Student accommodation has been … Continued