Fee rises ‘deter mature students’
Higher undergraduate tuition fees may trigger a collapse in university applications from mature students in England, suggests a study.
BBC News – Education & Family
English university students working harder since introduction of top-up fees
Students at English universities are working harder since the introduction of top-up fees – but have got little else from universities, according to a report out today.
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Education Secretary Michael Gove attacks low expectations over poorer students
Michael Gove today attacked a culture of low expectations which says poor children cannot be successful because of their background.
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AC Grayling’s new university has mainly private students, figures reveal
The majority of the first students accepted at a new university set up by a group of leading academics are from private schools, it was revealed today.
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VIDEO: Brazilian students learn skills in America
As Brazil’s economy grows, it looks to the US to help educate its expanding workforce. Three students tell their story.
BBC News – Education & Family
Oxford reassures Indian students
Oxford University chiefs are trying to reassure prospective overseas students not to be put off by visa rule changes.
BBC News – Education & Family
VIDEO: Brazilian students learn skills in America
As Brazil’s economy grows, it looks to the US to help educate its expanding workforce. Three students tell their story.
BBC News – Education & Family
Many new students flounder says Ofqual report
A culture of re-sits, bitesize exams and schools drilling pupils to pass tests is leaving many new students floundering at university, a report warns today.
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New students need remedial courses
Most universities are forced to put new undergraduates through remedial courses to give them the basic skills they need, a conference will be told today.
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Students’ visas ‘not controlled’
Up to 50,000 migrants may have exploited flaws in the student visa system to come and work in the UK, Whitehall’s watchdog says.
BBC News – Education & Family
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