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| 'Regret' over missing university | 'Regret' over missing university |
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| Four fifths of parents who did not go to university regret it, a poll for the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills suggests. | |
| The survey of 1,421 parents without a degree found 16% believed they would have a better career if they had one. | The survey of 1,421 parents without a degree found 16% believed they would have a better career if they had one. |
| A total of 13% said they would have better prospects for the future. | A total of 13% said they would have better prospects for the future. |
| And 80% said they intended to encourage their child to go university, with 31% saying they wanted to help their children reach the goals they did not. | And 80% said they intended to encourage their child to go university, with 31% saying they wanted to help their children reach the goals they did not. |
| The prospect of a good career was the key factor for more than two thirds (70%) of the parents polled, while a secure future for their children was critical to almost half (45%). | The prospect of a good career was the key factor for more than two thirds (70%) of the parents polled, while a secure future for their children was critical to almost half (45%). |
| Mature students | Mature students |
| A separate survey of 1,500 mature students found three quarters regretted not going to university after school. | A separate survey of 1,500 mature students found three quarters regretted not going to university after school. |
| I will certainly be encouraging my child to go into higher education Actress Michelle Collins | I will certainly be encouraging my child to go into higher education Actress Michelle Collins |
| Of those surveyed, 17% felt they had missed out on life opportunities and 16% had ended up in jobs they didn't enjoy. | Of those surveyed, 17% felt they had missed out on life opportunities and 16% had ended up in jobs they didn't enjoy. |
| Almost a third (31%) felt that higher education was vital for getting a new career, while more than a quarter (28%) said they needed more qualifications to boost their existing careers. | Almost a third (31%) felt that higher education was vital for getting a new career, while more than a quarter (28%) said they needed more qualifications to boost their existing careers. |
| More than a quarter (28%) said their main reason for going to university was the potential to earn more money. | More than a quarter (28%) said their main reason for going to university was the potential to earn more money. |
| The two polls were conducted to mark the launch of a national awareness campaign to communicate the benefits of higher education to parents and their children. | The two polls were conducted to mark the launch of a national awareness campaign to communicate the benefits of higher education to parents and their children. |
| Support from actress | Support from actress |
| Actress Michelle Collins, who now regrets not going to university, is supporting the government's campaign. | Actress Michelle Collins, who now regrets not going to university, is supporting the government's campaign. |
| She said: "I would have liked to go to university straight from school to have more exposure to a cross section of people as well as to study and enhance my existing career options. | She said: "I would have liked to go to university straight from school to have more exposure to a cross section of people as well as to study and enhance my existing career options. |
| "If I had gone on to higher education, I would have studied classics to help me understand a more varied amount of acting roles. | "If I had gone on to higher education, I would have studied classics to help me understand a more varied amount of acting roles. |
| "I always remember my mother encouraging me to go to university but I didn't listen to her, which I now seriously regret. | "I always remember my mother encouraging me to go to university but I didn't listen to her, which I now seriously regret. |
| "I will certainly be encouraging my child to go into higher education when they get to that age." | "I will certainly be encouraging my child to go into higher education when they get to that age." |
| Higher Education Minister David Lammy said studying for a university qualification could broaden an individual's horizons "in new and exciting ways". | Higher Education Minister David Lammy said studying for a university qualification could broaden an individual's horizons "in new and exciting ways". |
| "Getting more people into higher education has never been so important for our country's future, and having a more educated and skilled workforce is something from which we will all benefit." | "Getting more people into higher education has never been so important for our country's future, and having a more educated and skilled workforce is something from which we will all benefit." |