SCOTTISH universities have seen a rise in the number of students accepted on to courses this year at a time when the rest of the UK has seen a sharp decrease.
The latest figures show the numbers of people from the UK and EU starting courses at UK higher education institutions stands at 408,500, down 12% on last year.
It has been suggested that the situation in the rest of the UK has been fuelled by fewer students than expected achieving top grades and also by rising tuition fees, which tripled to a maximum £9000.
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