Scots institutions face population time bomb
Scottish colleges and universities are sitting on a population time bomb, education expert John Field has warned. Professor Field, director of Stirling University's Division of Academic Innovation...
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Minimum repayments 'boost debts'
Graduates on low incomes face an ever-growing burden of debt under the system of making minimum payments on student loans that may not cover the interest charges, it was claimed this week. Norman...
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'There are more graduates than well-paid jobs'
When Emma Philpotts completed her media production degree at Sunderland University last year she was £11,000 in debt. Her £12,000-a-year job with a local radio station in East Anglia is above the...
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Medics spared top-ups to help widen access
Top-up fees will be waived for all trainee doctors and dentists in their final two years as part of a multimillion pound government drive to get more people from poor backgrounds into the medical...
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King to lure female engineers
At a time when female students are staying away from physics and engineering in their droves, Imperial College London's decision to parachute in a woman to run the largest engineering faculty in the...
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Test benefits
While some universities welcome admissions tests, others fear they will exclude students from poor backgrounds. Alan Thomson looks at the arguments "We are reaching crisis point," said Tim Kaye, head...
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... and drawbacks
While some universities welcome admissions tests, others fear they will exclude students from poor backgrounds. Alan Thomson looks at the arguments University entry tests are similar to an 11-plus...
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US faith in SATs waning as school marks prove better pointers to student success
This autumn, for the 79th year, university-bound students across the US will file into test rooms to confront the nation's pre-eminent admissions examination with a mix of scorn and fear. Scorn...
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Get the gist and gain admission
While some universities welcome admissions tests, others fear they will exclude students from poor backgrounds. Alan Thomson looks at the arguments With four well-qualified candidates applying for...
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The price of preparation
While some universities welcome admissions tests, others fear they will exclude students from poor backgrounds. Alan Thomson looks at the arguments Kaplan Inc has prepared students for SATs in the US...
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Reasoning skills can open door
While some universities welcome admissions tests, others fear they will exclude students from poor backgrounds. Five years ago, Cambridge University enlisted local expertise to devise a test to help...
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From welding to law
While some universities welcome admissions tests, others fear they will exclude students from poor backgrounds. Alan Thomson looks at the arguments Billy Watt, an apprentice welder-turned-law-student...
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Why I...believe genetic modification could be good for sport and society
Andy Miah Lecturer in media, bioethics and cyberculture Paisley University The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Athens takes place under a cloud of controversy - not because people are...
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Nelson to oust Nazis
The excessive focus on Nazi history in schools may be on the wane, suggests Peter Furtado Educationists worry about the sway the Nazis hold in schools. Ofsted recently said that secondary schools...
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Only the privileged need apply
Too little attention has been paid to the financial plight of postgraduates, argues Tim Brown Unexpectedly, the Higher Education Bill has brought postgraduate students good news. For some years the...