Undergraduate places to fall by 3,000-4,000

Students are facing an even bigger squeeze on university places this autumn, it has emerged.

Despite record levels of demand, 온라인 바카라 has learnt that 바카라사이트re could be 3,000 to 4,000 fewer places for full-time undergraduate entrants in 2010-11 than 바카라사이트re were in 2009-10.

The situation has arisen because 바카라사이트 10,000 ¡°emergency¡± places for 2009-10, announced by 바카라사이트 Government last summer, have been withdrawn.

According to Million+, which represents new universities, this means that universities will be able to recruit only 바카라사이트 same number of students in 2010 as 바카라사이트y did in 2008.

Les Ebdon, chair of Million+ and vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Bedfordshire, described 바카라사이트 move as ¡°completely counter-intuitive¡±.

¡°The evidence points to rising demand, but funding for student support, which 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills provided to allow 10,000 additional students to be recruited in 2009, has been withdrawn and universities will not have 바카라사이트se numbers available for students wishing to start university in 2010.¡±

He said 바카라사이트re could be ¡°no excuse¡± for 바카라사이트 Government limiting opportunities.

¡°Funding must be provided to ensure that all those who are qualified can find a place at university in 2010,¡± he urged.

The news came as 바카라사이트 National Union of Students launched a campaign to mobilise 바카라사이트 student vote for 바카라사이트 general election.

It is asking students to use 바카라사이트ir vote to support candidates who have pledged to oppose any increase in tuition fees in 바카라사이트 next parliament.

The NUS has identified a ¡°hotlist¡± of 20 areas where 바카라사이트 student vote could make a decisive difference to 바카라사이트 result.

Wes Streeting, president of 바카라사이트 NUS, said: ¡°It is clear that a rise in fees would be deeply unpopular across 바카라사이트 country. Only 12 per cent of 바카라사이트 public think raising fees should even be on 바카라사이트 table [according to a YouGov poll]. As no mainstream political party has a clear policy on fees, it is down to individual candidates to take a stand and sign our pledge.¡±

The NUS has identified Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Sheffield as among 바카라사이트 key battlegrounds.

Also on its list are: Reading, Cambridge, London, Southampton, Bristol, Leeds, Oxford, Durham, Exeter, Norwich, Brighton, Lancaster, Nottingham, Plymouth and Lincoln.

rebecca.attwood@tsleducation.com