Sentence examples for a third of universities from inspiring English sources

I was surprised to learn that a third of universities offer an undergraduate creative writing course as an option with disciplines from the obvious (English literature) to the surprising (human bio-sciences).

Almost a third of universities are now running outreach activities targeted at young men as they try to tackle the growing gender gap in student applications, according to the Office for Fair Access.

The latest BIS projections assume loans will average just over £7,500 a year, but the Office for Fair Access estimates the average fee to be £8,393, with more than a third of universities set to charge the maximum of £9,000.

A third of universities were considering much bigger plans, such as partnerships to set up science parks or to put a hotel on the campus.

Fewer than a third of university admissions officers believe the A* grade would be crucial in selecting the most able students, according to a separate survey published today.

Figures released this spring show that more than a third of university graduates have no option but to take low-skilled jobs such as cleaning – up from a quarter of graduates a decade ago.

Only a third of university-leavers reckon they will find a job, according to a survey by High Fliers Research, and confidence among students is at its lowest level for 15 years.

Female mathematicians were once rare and, though women now account for more than a third of university maths students, people still remember another of Russell's observations - "I like mathematics because it is not human" - and think the subject unfeminine.

"Without policies for creating real, secure employment opportunities, it isn't clear if employers will really want to spend time and money training more apprentices, especially when there continue to be huge numbers of graduates to choose from – surveys show up to a third of university leavers end up in jobs for which they are overqualified".

At present a third of university-educated retirees reside there, but only one in five recent graduates are from the US.

A fifth of universities in England have made last-minute cuts to the tuition fees they will charge students starting degrees next autumn, triggering potential chaos for hundreds of thousands of applicants.