I've just received an update on the data which I commissioned from HESA on the gender breakdown of students ot Britain's elite universities.  I asked for this because one argument which I've heard against the idea that women are now dominant amongst HE students is that this was happening outside the so-called Russell Group institutions.  Men were supposed to be still numerically superior in elite universities, and so still had as firm a grip as ever on top qualifications.  If that had been the case, it might have done something to explain why women's increased overall competences have had such a low impact on senior professional careers. But the data last year showed…