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30 août 2014

Should you study something you love or a degree that will get you a job?

By Aimee Wragg and Kerry Provenzano. Two students debate whether you should follow your head or your heart when it comes to picking your degree. Choosing what to study at university is one of the biggest decisions you'll make as a young person. So how do you decide what's right for you? Should you follow your heart and study something you're really passionate about, regardless of where it might lead you, or should you instead opt for a degree with a more secure career route? Here two students argue both sides of the debate. Read more...

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30 août 2014

Bookless library opened by new US university

By Alison Flood. Florida Polytechnic University's enormous facility promises to make 'many more books available for the students' in digital form. There are no dusty bookshelves or piles of textbooks in the library of Florida's newest university. Welcoming its first students this week, Florida Polytechnic University's new library houses not a single physical book. Read more...

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30 août 2014

The hardest job for graduates? Finding a job

By James Charles. In the final part of our series, we look at the problem graduates face when they try to find paid work. Baffling interview questions, endless job applications and frustrating rejections – graduates face a tough time trying to secure their first job after university. Read more...

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30 août 2014

University reforms are no laughing matter – students need our support

By Anonymous academic. Australian government displays a shockingly dismissive attitude towards students’ concerns, says our anonymous academic. Students in Australia have been protesting about a new higher education bill that will introduce deregulation of university fees, and require students to pay higher interest rates on loans. Read more...

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30 août 2014

Scottish government fees stance ‘incompatible with EU law’

By David Matthews. Former ECJ judge’s legal opinion casts doubts on post-independence policy. A former judge of the European Court of Justice has said the Scottish government’s plan to continue its existing tuition fee policy after independence would be “incompatible” with European Union law and “could not survive challenge” in the courts. More...

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30 août 2014

Oxbridge influence over key public roles laid bare

By Martha Elwell. New research has demonstrated the monopoly of a small social elite over public leadership positions in Britain. The research, carried out by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, analysed the educational backgrounds of more than 4,000 people in positions of power. More...

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30 août 2014

Net migration figures push 250,000

By John Morgan. Net migration has risen to 243,000 in the past year, dashing government hopes of meeting its target, although student immigration has remained stable. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics today look to have ended the Conservatives’ hopes of meeting their pledge to reduce net migration to the “tens of thousands” by 2015. More...

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30 août 2014

Public against cutting back on overseas students, poll finds

By John Morgan. A majority of the public say the government should not reduce overseas student numbers, polling suggests. An ICM poll for thinktank British Future and Universities UK finds that 59 per cent of the public believe the government should not cut international student numbers, even if that limits the government’s ability to cut immigration numbers overall. Only 22 per cent took the opposing view, the report says. More...

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30 août 2014

Investigated private college granted further loan access

By John Morgan. A private college that was the subject of a newspaper investigation has been given continued permission by the government to access public funds. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills organised an inspection of the London School of Science and Technology, whose main base is in Wembley, north London, in June following allegations in The Guardian. More...

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30 août 2014

Students face line-of-credit risks

By Lauren Krugel. Experts say these tools can help with education but need to be used carefully.
The line of credit was only supposed to be for a cheap set of wheels to get Krystal Yee to her classes and part-time jobs.
But soon after she purchased her $1,600 used car, Yee maxed out the entire $7,000 the bank had made available to her. More...

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