Bristol University is one of 19 members of the Russell group offering a total of 5,308 undergraduate places on courses including maths, French and neuroscience Times Newspapers LtdRecord numbers of A-level pupils will be able to attend elite universities despite disappointing grades today as a scramble to fill empty places begins. More than 5,000 places at leading Russell Group universities are being offered through the clearing process. It means students who fall short of their target grades will still have the chance to study for degrees including maths, physics and engineering. The number of teenagers securing top A-level grades is not expected to rise significantly this year and the school-leaver population has fallen by more than 2 per cent. At the same time, universities have been allowed…

Source: The Times August 17, 2016 23:03 UTC