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LECTURERS expressed concern yesterday about the lack of support for young men in schools after it emerged that the gender gap among students in higher education has reached a record high.
Around 55 per cent of women aged 17-30 were in higher education between 2015-16, while the figure for men was 43 per cent, the Department for Education (DfE) estimates.
It is the third year in a row that the gap has widened, and the Universities and College Union (UCU) said this raises serious questions about how people are supported into higher education.
What’s behind the stubborn gender gap in Stem disciplines ask ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT in their column Science and Society
Almost half of universities face deficits, merger mania is taking hold, and massive fee hikes that will lock out working-class students are on the horizon, write RUBEN BRETT, PAUL WHITEHOUSE and DAN GRACE
