Patterns and Trends in UK Higher Education, published by Universities UK on 15 November, collates information from the Higher Education Statistics Agency and other sources about 2012-13, the first year of the new charging regime. The report confirms that the number of first-year undergraduates enrolled at institutions across the UK fell by 16.7 per cent in 2012-13, compared with the previous year. The number of first-year postgraduates also dropped, by 3.8 per cent. Read More