Tens of thousands of people are set to miss out on a university place in the UK this year after record numbers applied. Some 660,953 applied to start full-time undergraduate courses this autumn, up 11.6% on the same point last year. And if last year's pattern is repeated, tens of thousands more will apply before the September deadline. Lecturers union, the UCU, fears up to 170,000 people could be disappointed, as a cap on places is enforced. But this is an estimate based on the number of places allocated in UK universities last year, with some additions for extra places in England. These extra 10,000 undergraduate places in England are mainly in science and maths departments, and some are part time. There are no equivalent figures available for universities in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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