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Oxbridge applications rule ‘could be challenged’
Oxford and Cambridge agreement could amount to breach of competition law, say experts
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Girls score higher than male coursemates on Ucas points
But data show that grades in each subject may be rather more equal
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University suspends visa sponsorship programme
Home Office ‘looking into’ partnership between Glyndwr University and London School of Business and Finance
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Odds and quads - 15 August 2013
Ceramic cabbages, knitted cauliflowers and caterpillars, birds made of stone and metal, dancing daffodils, even a hive of porcelain bees: all formed part of the allotment created by the Manchester...
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News in brief - 15 August 2013
Widening participationStill a struggle below poverty lineChildren from the poorest families remain about half as likely to enter higher education as their more affluent peers, according to government...
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News in brief - 15 August 2013
United StatesPolitical squeezeA major US funding agency will not allocate cash to any new political science research for the remainder of 2013. The National Science Foundation took the decision less...
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Mike Morwood, 1950-2013
An archaeologist who discovered the bones of a “hobbit” in Indonesia, which may represent a completely new species of early human, has died
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THE Scholarly Web - 15 August 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Grant winners - 15 August 2013
Economic and Social Research CouncilTransformative Research Call: ‘Transforming’ Social ScienceMaximum limit of £250,000; will run for 18 months.Award winner: Chris WebsterInstitution: Cardiff...
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Campus round-up - 15 August 2013
Source: GettyFor good growth, add soap and waterChildren under the age of five who have access to clean water and soap are half a centimetre taller than those who lack such basics, a study shows. The...
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How to reach the many offline students
Educators cannot assume that all young people are old hands online, research shows
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Scholars’ dilemma resounds in China
A new play animates the debate over academics’ moral quandaries
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Palestinians, Israelis live and learn together at City University London
Olive Tree Programme offers ‘special space’ for cohort drawn from both sides of conflict zone