Brexit and universities

Fact checks focused on the impact of Brexit on higher education establishments, universities and research funding in the UK

8 December 2017

Social mobility and universities

We looked at the proportion of private school pupils going to Oxford and getting top jobs and the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university.

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30 March 2017

The cost of training a doctor

The government estimates that it costs £230,000 overall to get the average student through medical school. “The taxpayer” doesn’t pay for all of this because some comes in student loans.

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5 July 2016

What does leaving the EU mean for Higher Education?

We look at what the impact of leaving the EU will be on Higher Education in the UK.

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5 October 2015

How much money do British universities get from the EU?

British universities don't get a straightforward 15% 'top-up' from the EU on central government funding.

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