The Times reported that limits are to be lifted again next year on the number of students that universities can recruit. Ministers are proposing to let universities offer places to as many students as they choose in the autumn of 2013, provided that the candidates achieve A-level grades of ABB or above. The new rules are intended to allow more high-achieving candidates to gain a place at their first-choice university; however, the decision risks making it even harder for less prestigious universities to recruit students. Ministers had wanted to confirm the move today but delayed it after asking for more research into its impact by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/education/article3291206.ece (£ - TIMES PAYWALL)