British universities demand extra funding - but do they offer value for money?

New analysis compares earnings of graduates in UK and other countries as A-level grades chaos prompts admissions overload

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New analysis compares earnings of graduates in UK and other countries as A-level grades chaos prompts admissions overload
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UK universities are calling on the government to provide funding to help additional students secure places following the A-level grading fiasco.

The institutions have been flooded with calls from school leavers who now meet entry requirements following the government’s U-turn on the use of a controversial algorithm that downgraded almost 40% of A-level results in England.

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