Student finance for courses beginning on or after 1 January 2027
The Student Loans Company has published the rules for undergraduate and some postgraduate courses starting on or after 1 January 2027 — the point at which the Lifelong Learning Entitlement takes over, funding becomes an account drawn down across a lifetime, and modular study becomes fundable. If you are applying for a 2027 start, or considering deferring into one, this is the document that describes what you would be borrowing under. Student finance explained covers the current system.
Student Loans Company, 30 January
Universities keep growing research masters despite government warnings
Several universities have continued expanding Master of Research enrolments despite government warnings about the route, which is under scrutiny as a visa pathway. For applicants the risk is concrete: courses under official scrutiny can face restrictions mid-cycle, and a sponsor that loses confidence stops issuing places.
“Locked in or losing it”: how students actually study
Lancaster students describe the reality behind the library aesthetic — the performative eight-hour sessions, the procrastination underneath, and the difference between being present and working. Useful in the second week of term, when the plan made in January meets the workload it was built for. Time management covers building one that survives contact.