University leaders said the claims were mendacious because the reporting by the Sunday Times ignored figures showing rising numbers of UK students enrolled at Russell Group universities and unfairly compared entry requirements on non-degree courses with those of mainstream undergraduate courses.
A spokesperson for the Russell Group of universities said foundation year programmes, designed to prepare students for further study, are different to degree programmes, have separate admissions processes and, crucially, different entry requirements.
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