Government set to cap university admissions amid Covid-19 chaos

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Exclusive: strict limits on student numbers could avoid admissions free-for-all

Strict limits on the number of students that each university in England can recruit are set to be imposed by the government in an effort to avoid a free-for-all on admissions, with institutions plunged into financial turmoil as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Guardian has learned.

 

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The government said students will not be disadvantaged by the crisis. Clearly that was a lie! 😳

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