19 janvier 2016

Seven university costs you probably haven't budgeted for

The Guardian homeBy . Even the savviest student will run up unexpected expenses at university. Here are some of the most common, and how you can avoid them. More...

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The closure of university nurseries is a crying shame

The Guardian homeBy Marie-Pierre Moreau. Campus childcare is falling victim to cost-cutting – but what message does this send out to student parents. More...

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Grants, support and spare time: why you should start a business at uni

The Guardian homeBy . If you have a brilliant idea that you really believe could work, then you’re in just the right place to do something about it. More...

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Making media stars of women academics

The Guardian homeBy . While male experts still dominate the airwaves, a growing number of female researchers are getting themselves trained to take on the media challenge. More...

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Gender gap in UK degree subjects doubles in eight years, Ucas study finds

The Guardian homeBy Press Association. Women outnumber men in 112 of 180 degree subjects, with females from poorer backgrounds 50% more likely to go to university than their male counterparts. More...

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Beware, the central control that grips schools is heading universities’ way

The Guardian homeBy . Communities bound together by a love of inquiry are being turned into fiercely managed ‘knowledge businesses’. More...

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Gendered titles are pointless and divisive

The Guardian homeLetters. On the day that Maria Miller MP refreshingly calls for no gender markers on official documents, Ian Sparling (Letters, 2 January) claims that “a straightforward Ms or Mr is adequate to describe people”. No, it isn’t. It is superfluous and perpetuates the labelling of people according to a patriarchal system of two unequal classes. More...

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The poshos pushing campus censorship

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPxnNUZkzq1IINmqwJMRe0Mx9jmcJPvZ89WaflkoXFnHo0R2jfVuceEAwwBy Tom Slater. The rise of campus censorship is an insult to every black, gay, working-class or female student studying today who can sit in a lecture without crumbling into a quivering wreck. Read more...

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Penguin Random House scraps degree requirement for future workers

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPxnNUZkzq1IINmqwJMRe0Mx9jmcJPvZ89WaflkoXFnHo0R2jfVuceEAwwBy Agency. The move is part of a plan to attract talent from a variety of different backgrounds, the top publisher said. Read more...

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Free speech rankings: over half of universities have 'banned or censored ideas'

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPxnNUZkzq1IINmqwJMRe0Mx9jmcJPvZ89WaflkoXFnHo0R2jfVuceEAwwBy Josie Gurney-Read. Rankings looking at which universities have banned or actively censored ideas have been released today, where does your university rank. Read more...

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