Mão amiga: UK to host 1,000s of Brazilian students
Brazil is set to strike up closer links with the UK through student scholarships and research partnerships.
Brazil is set to strike up closer links with the UK through student scholarships and research partnerships.
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University admissions experts have expressed doubts about plans in today’s higher education White Paper to remove student number controls for high-achieving students.

Politicians, vice-chancellors and lobby groups have all given their initial responses to the publication of today’s White Paper on higher education. Here are a selection:

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