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What do universities actually gain by improving league table performance?

Kim Catcheside The Guardian

The Guardian has made reference to YouthSight in an article on what universities gain by improving their position in league tables. They mention our perception of reputation index which shows a close relationship between league table scores and the perceptions that students have about university reputation. Also cited is the [...]

March 16, 2012 No Comments

Tuition fees have little impact on university applications

Mathias Helseth The Student

Research carried out by YouthSight shows that other factors are viewed as more important in the applicant decision making process than tuition fees. Student website StudentNewspaper.org published an article based on our research… “University applicants expecting good A-level results do not decide where to apply based on tuition fees, an Opinion Panel survey suggests. According [...]

February 28, 2012 No Comments

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OpinionPanel help BIS with impact assessments

As announced in Daily Hansard, 5th December 2011, John Hayes, the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that he will be publishing impact assessments of BIS’s proposals to introduce Further Education loans for people aged over 24 in 2014/15. The [...]

December 8, 2011 2 Comments