Court refuses to review the rule that blocks weekend students from maintenance loans
Five universities tried to have the courts examine why students on weekend-delivered courses are ineligible for maintenance loans, and the court declined to hear it. The rule stands: study the same degree across Saturdays and Sundays rather than weekdays and you can borrow for fees but not for living costs, which shuts the format to anyone who cannot self-fund. Student finance explained covers what the loans do and do not cover.
Nottingham delays a decision on Modern Languages, and the pattern is national
The University of Nottingham has put off deciding the future of its Modern Languages provision, which a professor there argues is one instance of a national contraction in language degrees as recruitment falls and departments are merged or closed. If you are applying for languages, ask an admissions department directly whether the course you are offered will still be running in three years.