Thousands of university Clearing places expected to be available
(World News UK)

Students searching for a last-minute degree place on A-level day are likely to find a buyers´ market with tens of thousands of courses still available, figures indicate. A week before sixth-formers learn their grades, a Press Association analysis shows that virtually all universities - including three quarters of the UK´s most selective institutions - are listing undergraduate courses in Clearing on the UCAS website. Law, languages, engineering, astrophysics, maths and English are among the types of subjects with availability, amid intense competition between universities to attract candidates. The Press Association research shows that 132 out of 148 UK universities are advertising at least...