The country's top universities could lower their offers in a bid to fill places as they anticipate of a spike of deferrals this autumn. Vice-Chancellors have expressed concern that virtual freshers' weeks and online lectures because of the coronavirus pandemic will put students off starting university this year. Russell Group universities are hoping to fill the gaps left by lowering the bar on entry requirements, The Daily Telegraph reported. Nick Hillman, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, said: 'There is a smaller number of 18-year-olds this year so it was always going to be a buyers' market. Universities will want to consider carefully whether significant changes in recruitment practice could constitute activities that undermine the stability and integrity of the English higher education sector'.

Source: Daily Mail June 05, 2020 01:11 UTC