Top universities risk ‘elites’ domination as teenagers turn backs on degrees
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Cost-of-living concerns, the post-Covid attainment gap in schools and anti-university rhetoric are seeing students review their options, experts say.
Prestigious universities could become “the preserve of privileged elites” even more as a greater number of disadvantaged students appear to be turning away from degrees, an education expert has warned.