Unis suffer as older workers opt for jobs over study
Julie HareEducation editor
The buoyant jobs market is taking its toll on university applications as mature age students opt for work over study.
Data from admissions centres reveal a small decline in applications from school-leavers, but large falls in applications from non-school leavers who traditionally make up nearly half of all first-year students.
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