The move - the first limit since the admission cap was lifted in 2015 - has apparently been backed by higher education leaders. As a result of the cap, students will see their options restricted with some having already offered places taken away while others. Despite backing from the board of Universities UK on Friday, it was opposed by certain leading universities, including Russell Group members. A senior figure at an English university admitted there was "huge panic" in the sector and said a cap on numbers "would be welcomed". Chris Husbands, vice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, argues number controls should be installed for more than one year as part of a "radical" course of action on admissions.

Source: Daily Mirror March 30, 2020 01:18 UTC