9,000 places 'lost in post'

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The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) in the United Kingdom has admitted that it has sent letters to 9,000 students mistakenly telling them that they will have no university place come autumn 2003 unless they apply through Ucas Extra or go through clearing once they get their A-level results. The error occurred because Ucas assumed that the students had not returned the necessary university application forms before the deadline of 15 May 2003, however, many of the applications had simply been delivered to the wrong address.

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Personal misions and public achievements

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An examination of the options that are open to the people who are stepping down from positions as university vice-chancellors and the challenges that face those taking up new vice-chancellor positions. New vice-chancellors profiled include Malcolm Grant at University College London, Tim Wilson at the University of Hertfordshire, and Les Ebdon at the University of Luton.

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Older students beat top-ups

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Around 31,000 additional people had applied to study at universities in the UK by the 15 January 2005, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, a rise of 8.9% over the previous year. The charge to beat the introduction of top-up fees was led by students aged over 21, which were up by 15%, and by women, which were up by 9.7%.

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