How to apply to university through clearing Read moreIn previous years applications from EU and non-EU students have been an area of growth. The University of Sheffield – a member of the Russell Group – said it has managed to buck the post-Brexit trend in recruiting EU students. I think that puts everyone in the sector in a difficult position,” said Christina Edgar, head of student recruitment at Sheffield. You had willing students and willing universities, and they weren’t allowed to matchmake with each other,” said Hillman. But Gordon Marsden, Labour’s shadow minister for higher education, said the figures mask how much the burden of costs is being passed to future students through higher student loan costs and the scrapping of maintenance grants.

Source: The Guardian August 14, 2017 06:00 UTC