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University applications down 12% | 24th Oct 2011
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New figues show reveal a 12% drop in UK university applications. We are surprised the fall is so small given rocketing tuition fees?
Oxford tops Guardian university league tables - 8th June 2010
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All UK universities ranked by the Guardian according to teaching excellence
Student News Archive | to 31st March 2011
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Most student loans written-off in graduate's 50's | 16th Feb 2012
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Graduates better off investing in an ISA than paying down loan early, says NUS leader...
Tuition fees over £7000 for the arts don't pay | 30th Oct 2011
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A recent study at Lancaster University suggested that male arts graduates paying tuition fees over £7,000 a year were, on average, unlikely to recoup the investment. in terms of an uplift in salary (for women, who are still paid less, it is just about worth it).
Cuts wipe £8000.00 off teachers' pensions
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On top of the billions lost by pension fund managers playing the stock market with employees money, teachers have had to contend with changes to their pension contracts that will make them much worse off in their old age.
National disgrace as half of young blacks are unemployed | 13th Mar 2012
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"An incredibly high proportion of young black people are now unemployed," says student representative Rene Eddo-Lodge
Apple founder dies
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Steven P. Jobs, the inspirational co-founder of IT giant Apple Inc, has died aged 56.
Is a degree worth the debt? | 4th October 2011
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"I'm still convinced that going to university is the right thing for many school leavers, even given the debt they will incur... but its not for everyone".
Universitie’s income from foreign students threatened | 29th Feb 2012
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The Coalition's immigration policy will reduce universitie's incomes, says Universities UK president Eric Thomas
Student News | Archive to 30th September 2011
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Bad at maths? Join the club... | 2nd March 2012
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Just 15% of Britons study maths after the age of 16, compared to between 50 and 100% in most developed nations.
Should broke students borrow money from mum and dad? | 29th Apr 2012
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US republican election candidate Mitt Romney tells struggling students to "Just borrow money from your parents".
Should universities pay students for internships? | 20th Feb 2012
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Unless students live in London doing a placement there is hellishly expensuve - can universities help with costs? .
Oxbridge rowers disrupt guerrilla swimmer | 7th Apr 2012
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Swimmer, Trenton Oldfield, nearly spoilt a boat race between students from two of England's universities today.
Scotland gears-up for its 2012 Spring Graduate Fair | 2nd Feb 2012
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Don't miss Scotland's 2012 Graduate Fair on the 6th March 2012. All the big employers will be there, so there should be something for everyone. To book a space...
News Archive | to 31st January 2012
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