Bridging the gap between sixth form and university life

IT’S quite an academic leap for students when they transfer from sixth form college to university life.

So moves by Huddersfield University and Huddersfield New College to forge close links will help prepare youngsters from the town for that dramatic change in their lives.

Many readers may be surprised to learn that New College sends more students to the town’s university than any other institution and with the massive hike in university tuition fees this year that number may continue to spiral upwards.

It’s expensive enough to afford daily living costs before forking out for the tuition fees.

Huddersfield University’s reputation continues to be enhanced year after year and it may well be a wise choice for more students from the town to continue their studies here.

And the close links between the two mean our students may well now get a head start when they begin their degrees.