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Thursday, 22 October 2009
At last you’ve waved goodbye to the temp job that was grinding you down all summer. It’s the new term, and whether you’re a fresher, or you’re gearing up for your final year, no doubt you’ve been desperate to get back on campus. Before you know it your head’s back in the books, and if you’re to make the best of your year, you’ll need to be equipped for every eventuality.
Leading physicist to replace Stephen Hawking in university role
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
One of the world's leading theoretical physicists was today preparing to replace one of the world's best-known scientists in one of the world's most famous academic jobs, Cambridge University said.
Postcode lottery still determines degree achievement
Monday, 19 October 2009
A “postcode lottery” still determines whether a youngster is likely to get a university degree or not, according to a report out today.
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Friday, 9 October 2009
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Friday, 2 October 2009
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Bermuda visit for the Queen
Monday, 28 September 2009
The Queen will visit Bermuda to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the island's settlement, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
Lloyds TSB offers bigger overdrafts to loan delay-hit students
Monday, 28 September 2009
A high street bank offered bigger overdrafts today to those affected by delays to the student finance system.
How much of tax payers' money should be spent helping students at university?
Monday, 28 September 2009
Last week's recommendations from the CBI on student funding have aroused fierce passions because they suggest that students should be the ones to bear the brunt of cuts that are now seen as inevitable. The CBI task force, which included several university vice chancellors, including Rick Trainor, the principal of King's College London, and Madeleine Atkins, the vice chancellor of Coventry University, proposed a triple whammy of cuts in maintenance grants, higher fees and increased loan repayments.
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