More than 50,000 UK academics were looking for safe places in higher education courses a day after the effects of A-level exams were published, according to the figures.
This year’s number is from at least 2013, and compares to 39,230 in repayment in the same period last year.
The number of academics accepted into UK courses has declined this year, according to Ucas’ initial knowledge on Thursday, but it remains the recorded moment.
On the day the effects were published, another 425,830 people had shown bets, down 2% from the same point last year, but 16,870 more than in 2019, when the exams were last taken, Ucas said.
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As of Friday morning, there were 53,510 18-year-olds domiciled in the UK marked as “free to receive compensation” on the Ucas website.
A total of 214,930 academics domiciled in the UK were given their first choice, up from 226,910 last year.
The organization’s executive leader, Clare Marchant, said the expansion in the number of 18-year-olds in the population will likely create “a more competitive environment for academics in the coming years. “
The number of 18-year-old internationals who won their first selection this year rose to 19,830, up from 18,870 last year.
The figure dropped from just over 20,000 in 2019 and 2020, but increased from all previous years since 2013.
Places for Chinese, Indian and Nigerian academics have increased, by 35%, 27% and 43% respectively since last year, Ucas said.
Education committee chairman Robert Halfon said foreign academics are seen as a “source of income” for universities because of their high tuition fees, the Daily Telegraph reported.
He said: “Although we welcome foreign academics, they will not be a replacement to ensure that UK academics get the first dibs. “
“I think they’re a money cow and I think that’s wrong. “
The Office for Students (OfS) said that while foreign academics make a “significant contribution,” it has pointed out to universities that “over-reliance on the income of foreign academics can create a monetary risk” for institutions.
OfS acting managing director Susan Lapworth said: “Universities can recruit as many UK academics as they need in the maximum of their courses. Many positions can be obtained thanks to the reimbursement of UK academics who have not yet secured a position for this year.
“International academics make a vital contribution to educational and cultural life at England’s universities and the recruitment of foreign academics ensures that less popular courses can take a stand each year, giving UK academics more options.
“We have reported that over-reliance on foreign student tuition can create a monetary threat to universities and we will continue to read about the effect of those recruitment models across the industry. “
A spokesman for Universities UK said that domestic academics still make up the vast majority of positions in university courses, but that the presence of foreign academics “is something we welcome, and the government’s foreign education strategy has the ambition to welcome at least 600,000 foreign academics into schooling. in the UK each and every year until 2030. “
He said foreign students “have a very positive economic effect for UK cities” and that their fees are reinvested in the activity of a university “including the training of UK students, ensuring that everyone can enjoy a high-quality experience”.
Hundreds of thousands of academics in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, who took exams this summer for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, got their effects on Thursday.
A-level grades from UK academics fell from pandemic highs but remained above 2019 levels.
Among this year’s record reimbursement numbers, a Ucas spokesperson said there are reasons why fellows are eligible to place a position in this system, adding that they are “extremely smart and constantly compare their options” or those who have an offer. confirmed but use the refund to make a new choice.
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