A number of universities are presenting unverifiable marketing claims making it difficult for prospective students to make informed choices, according to a new Which? University investigation. Almost a year after the advertising watchdog upheld a number of complaints about misleading information in higher education, the consumer champion found several universities are making unverifiable and […]
A lack of good quality care means some parts of the country have more than half of their care home beds in homes rated as requiring improvement or inadequate, according to a new investigation by consumer champion Which?. Which? analysis of Care Quality Commission (CQC) data shows that in six local authority areas, good […]
Systemic failure in the care home sector is leaving the majority of people with limited choice and half of people needing care having to wait for a bed, according to new research by Which?. The consumer champion found that almost half of people (48%) who had arranged care for themselves or a loved one said there weren’t any places in at […]
With the deadline for student finance looming, new research from Which? University reveals that undergraduate students find managing finances as stressful as exams. A survey of over 2000 undergraduate students at UK universities shows that one in seven (15%) rank managing finances as the most stressful aspect of their university experience, alongside exams (15%) and […]
There are numerous reasons that could have caused you to miss the UCAS application deadline – delays with references, indecision or even a technology fail. It’s not ideal, but all is not lost. Which? University offers advice to late university applicants. The 6pm deadline is looming this Sunday (15 January) for students to submit their […]