Offer rates across the Russell Group, ranked
A comparison of offer rates shows how differently selective universities behave — one Russell Group institution rejects only about one applicant in ten, while others turn down most. Offer rate is not a measure of quality; it reflects how many people apply relative to places, which varies by subject far more than by university. Useful when choosing five courses rather than five universities.
Accessibility is about to stop being optional
New global accessibility standards are reshaping what universities must provide, and this argues the sector is sleepwalking towards liability by treating accessible teaching materials as a compliance afterthought. For disabled students the practical test is simple and worth applying: whether recordings, captions and readable documents arrive by default or only after you ask.
Mature students disappear inside the data
A doctoral researcher argues that mature students are treated as one group in university data when they are many — parents, carers, career changers, people returning after illness — so the interventions designed for them fit almost nobody. If you are a mature student, the support that exists is rarely found under that label. Mature students covers what to look for.
Cardiff is one of the cheapest cities in the UK for a night out
A price comparison puts Cardiff among the cheapest UK cities for a night out, which is the kind of finding that sounds trivial until you compare a term’s social spending in Cardiff with the same term in London. The gap between cities is larger than most people allow for when choosing where to study. Budgeting covers planning around it.