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Economic inactivity and long-term sickness
Fresh UK labour market data out today that demonstrates the extent to which labour shortages and poor health are holding back the economy. Unemployment figures alone don’t give a full view of what’s happening – we need to look at the full range of reasons people are excluded from the workforce. The big thing that’s…
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Our view on the prospects for UK postgraduate student recruitment
UK labour market conditions are the key determinant of incentives to undertake postgraduate study for the home market. Here’s the latest ONS data on job vacancies in the UK. Vacancies are now consistently falling from their (unprecedented this side of the millennium) high last year but nonetheless remain significantly elevated. There are currently 21% more…
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Average Home Postgraduate Taught tuition fees
There’s a great deal of variety in the amount that UK universities charge Home students for postgraduate taught programmes but a look at the average over time shows a clear trend. Excluding clinical programmes, by our measure the average tuition fee in 2021 was 80% higher than it was in 2012. ————————Based on data from…
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Inflation and the Postgraduate Master’s Loan
The maximum English Postgraduate Master’s Loan available has risen steadily since it was launched in 2016 but that hasn’t been enough to stop its real terms value being eroded by inflation since the pandemic. The maximum loan for postgraduate students starting in 23/24 is currently worth £9,293 in October 2016 terms, a decline of 7%…