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By: Alistair Jarvis

Alistair Jarvis is chief executive of Universities UK.

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  • History tells us now is a good time to go to university

    Ignore the critics, history tells us now is a good time to go to university

    The Covid-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact in a very short amount of time on people’s lives — worry and uncertainty continues as cases rise and fall at differing levels across the globe. And while the UK grapples with the consequences of an economic recession, people who received their A-level results last week are [...]

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