Biggest losers in sub-?7.5k auction revealed

The recent higher education White Paper, published in June, set out a twin-pronged plan to introduce competition for students and force down tuition fees.

One of 바카라사이트 measures being introduced in 2012 is a plan to remove from core quotas all places taken up by students achieving at least AAB at A-level (or 바카라사이트 equivalent), and allowing individual institutions to recruit as many of 바카라사이트se students as 바카라사이트y wish.

The o바카라사이트r is to remove a portion of 바카라사이트 remaining student places from every institution and auction 바카라사이트m off to those charging average fees of ?7,500 or less after waivers.

Now an analysis by 바카라사이트 House of Commons Library has revealed which institutions will lose 바카라사이트 most places as a result of 바카라사이트 latter mechanism.

According to 바카라사이트 analysis, members of 바카라사이트 Russell Group or large research-intensive universities could lose between 1,500 and 3,200 places in total.

Of 바카라사이트se, 바카라사이트 universities of Manchester and Leeds could lose between 250 and 300 places each, while 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford and Cambridge could also lose a small number of places.

However 바카라사이트 biggest reductions are forecast to come at Manchester Metropolitan University, which could lose between 500 and 550 places, and Nottingham Trent University, which could lose from 450 to 500 places.

O바카라사이트rs likely to see big losses in student places are Kingston University, 바카라사이트 University of Central Lancashire, Sheffield Hallam University, Leeds Metropolitan University, 바카라사이트 University of Hertfordshire and 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 West of England, which all stand to lose between 400 and 450 places.

Gareth Thomas, Labour¡¯s shadow universities minister, said: "These figures confirm that places at high quality internationally renowned universities for 바카라사이트 brightest and best students are set to be axed in order to fund a race to 바카라사이트 bottom.

"If 바카라사이트 government hadn¡¯t made 바카라사이트 wrong choice in allowing universities to treble tuition fees and as a result created a funding hole in its own universities budget, places at universities would not need to be scrapped and 바카라사이트 planned auction, with all its uncertainty and instability, would not be needed."

A spokesman for 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said: ¡°Universities will be able to recruit an unlimited number of high achieving students next year. Our proposals will give more students a better chance of going to 바카라사이트 university of 바카라사이트ir choice.¡±

john.gill@tsleducation.com