Ucas poll finds many do not consider going to higher tariff institutions, with offers of vouchers worth £500 having little effect
Offering students incentives worth up to £500 would still fail to persuade many of them to visit top universities such as Leeds, Manchester or Cardiff, according to a survey conducted by the UK admissions clearing house, Ucas.
Institutions face a stiff battle persuading students to set their sights higher and apply to enter selective universities such as those in the research-orientated Russell Group, including Nottingham, Southampton and Newcastle, as well as to Oxford and Cambridge, the results suggest.
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