Need to broaden intake? Set a new exam
Are A levels the best indicator of student potential in higher education or should the government consider introducing US-style SATs? Mandy Garner reports As this year's A-level results are published...
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A learner's guide to a luxury life
Fancy a cheap holiday in the Hamptons - playground of the rich and famous? Then enrol at summer school and you could bag a few study credits along with a tan. Victoria McKee reports. The Hamptons is...
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Latest UK news
Clearing kicks off after A-level bonanza University clearing began in earnest today after record numbers of pupils learned they had passed their A levels. The pass rate was 89.9 per cent, up...
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From today's UK papers
The Independent Lured by cheap beer, St Andrews University students are expected to end 25 years of autonomy from the National Union of Students. But the issue has divided the town. Daily Telegraph...
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Latest international news
Argentinians strike over cuts More than 90 per cent of academics at Argentina's universities have struck in protest at cuts imposed because of the country...
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Latest international news
Wisconsin sues stem-cell firm Wisconsin University is to sue the California-based biotechnology company Geron Corporation over intellectual property rights to embryonic stem cells that it developed....
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From today's UK papers
Guardian A-levels: more students will achieve gold standard passes than ever before. After 50 years, the exam is well overdue for a fundamental review Independent Humans could be easier to clone than...
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Latest UK news
A-level results expected to improve This year’s A-level results, published tomorrow, are expected to show another rise in the number of students passing and gaining the top grade. Last year, the pass...
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Exploiting Genomics
Deadline: 26/11/2001
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Deadline: 05/11/2001
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Fellowships in Immunology
Deadline: 28/02/2002
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Research Partnership Programme
Deadline: 30/09/2001
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Latest UK news
SQA claims success with Higher results The Scottish Qualifications Authority has claimed a success rate of more than 99 per cent in getting accurate and prompt results to Higher examination...
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From today's UK papers
The Independent The A-level results of about 250,000 candidates, due on Thursday, will show a rise in the pass rate for the 19th year in succession. Human skin cells may have the ability to transform...
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Latest international news
Brazil to boost research investment Brazil’s science and technology minister, Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, has announced government plans to increase scientific research investment from 1.4 per...