Rival plans hold up admissions debate
Vice-chancellors have postponed a debate on plans for a post-qualification admissions (PQA) system after learning that the Tomlinson inquiry into A levels is likely to recommend a rival scheme, based...
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Few opt to change courses
Fewer than 20 students opted to change course after their A levels were upgraded following phase one of the Tomlinson inquiry, it emerged this week. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service...
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Scots unite to oppose top-ups
THES survey shows unexpected reactions to charging students more The overwhelming majority of Scottish universities, including Russell Group members Edinburgh and Glasgow, are emphatically against...
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Poll support for fees will cheer ministers
THES survey shows unexpected reactions to charging students more Results of The THES poll of vice-chancellors' attitudes to top-up fees will encourage those in the government who want universities to...
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Parents say no to paying more
Most parents think universities should have more money but oppose the introduction of top-up fees, according to a survey of 1,500 parents commissioned by The Times Educational Supplement . Some 77...
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Labours of Latin lovers
Bring Out Your Dead
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Making connections from Marx to Malthus
Lectures on Economic Growth
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Whiff of the madeleine
In Search of Lost Time - In Search of Lost Time
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Ignored to the end
Heat Wave
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Holy myths that darken hearts
Black Sun
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Lions, unicorns and ostriches
Patriots - Identity of England
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Multi-use transit space to nowhere
Splintering Urbanism
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Finding friends and survival in packs and troops
Savage Girls and Wild Boys
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First Impressions
This week's extract is from a novel admired by Dr Johnson: "I was ever of opinion, that the honest man, who married and brought up a large family did more service than he who continued single, and...
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Ardent fan with clear view of play between sport and society
Soccer and Society