UK to limit student admission to 'low value' degrees that don't lead to jobs
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled plans to impose admission limits on "low value" degrees in England associated with high dropout rates and poor job prospects. Response to Augar: On Monday, Sunak and Education Secretary Gillian Keegan announced the measures' implementation as part of the current U.K. Government’s response to the Augar review, a report initiated by former Prime Minister Theresa May in 2018. The Augar review was made public in May 2019, followed by an interim response from the Department for Education in January 2021.