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NUS JOINS WHICH? TO LAUNCH GROUNDBREAKING STUDENT CHOICE WEBSITE
The National Union of Students (NUS) today (Tuesday) joined forces which Which? To launch a new university website to help prospective students make more informed choices.
The new, free and independent website from Which? was officially launched today at Westminster City School with NUS president Liam Burns and attended by Universities Minister David Willetts.
Which University? provides free independent information and high quality advice to help prospective students choose the right course and university for them. The website provides expert knowledge and insight on everything from applying to university to sorting out finances. It offers trustworthy advice for students, by students, and a personalised search to narrow down options.
Which? University can be used to find information about employment, sports, arts, political scene and nightlife, from the student point of view. NUS has provided unique content for the website that will be generated by students’ unions.
NUS President Liam Burns said:
“What sets this new portal apart from crude league tables is its use of contextual information tailored to individuals’ needs.”
“As universities are increasingly competing with each other in a market, they cannot provide the impartial resources prospective applicants need, and as the government will not do so, we are very pleased to be supporting Which? University to provide comprehensive and high quality advice for all.”
"It would be a scandal if only those with access to the social capital derived from parents who went to university were able to navigate a higher education playing field that the government has made increasingly uneven.”
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1 Which? University is available at www.which.co.uk/university
2. The free, independent website features details of almost 30,000 courses and 262 universities and colleges. It will use data from official sources including UCAS, the Higher Education Statistics Agency, National Student Survey and Destination of Leavers of Higher Education survey alongside insight and comments from students and students’ unions.
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- Children, Youth
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- Liam Burns
- national union of students
- nus
- which?
- university
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- England
NUS (National Union of Students) is a voluntary membership organisation which makes a real difference to the lives of students and its member students' unions.
We are a confederation of 600 students' unions, amounting to more than 95 per cent of all higher and further education unions in the UK. Through our member students' unions, we represent the interests of more than seven million students.
