article_snippet: In the last year, the highest ever number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds also applied to, and were accepted into, university.
article_snippet: George Osborne promised income-contingent loans of up to £25,000 for UK students studying for PhDs and research-based master’s degrees.
article_snippet: Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of The Sutton Trust, said: ‘The plans should improve the chances of low and middle income graduates taking on research master’s and doctoral courses which have become the preserve of better off students.