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A longer Graduate route relies most on the students it appeals to least
Mark Bennett runs the numbers on the new Graduate route and finds the universities best placed to offer two years are the ones whose students are least likely to stay on
Mark Bennett|03/11/26
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Four in ten students are living in poverty – but the government hides it
Jim Dickinson|02/11/26
Is action on graduate repayments really a priority for government?
David Kernohan|01/11/26
£125m of student loan repayment refunds last year
David Kernohan|29/10/26
Wales promised students a minimum standard of mental health support and they got a map instead
Jim Dickinson|29/10/26
UCAS October deadline data suggests pessimism ahead
David Kernohan|29/10/26
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