Education

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Niyi: Why I quit rapping to go to Cambridge university
Adeniyi Adeyemi Adelakun – aka rapper Niyi – gave up a life of touring and partying with the stars to study English at Cambridge. So how was his first term? Not easy …

Niyi

31, May, 2013 @7:23 PM

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Swedish free school operator to close, leaving hundreds of pupils stranded
JB Education schools are to be sold or closed after private equity group owner pulls plug, raising fears over UK policy

Richard Orange in Malmo and Richard Adams, education editor

31, May, 2013 @3:54 PM

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Tuition-fee rise 'still deterring' would-be university students
Number of applications rises 2% to 428,000, but is still below the level seen before fees rose to £9,000, Ucas figures show

Richard Adams, education editor

31, May, 2013 @3:31 PM

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US graduation season 2013: the best commencement speeches – part two

Continuing our round up of the best speeches this year, here's President Obama, Joss Whedon, Oprah and more

Kayla Epstein

31, May, 2013 @2:39 PM

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Is modafinil safe in the long term?

The media is full of stories about the amazing properties of smart drugs. But you could be putting your brain at risk, warns David Cox

David Cox

31, May, 2013 @7:51 AM

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Journalism BAs: are they worth it?

Sponsored Q&A: What's the best way to become a journalist – take a short training course or spend three years studying a media degree? Post in the comment thread and join us between 1-3pm to take part in the debate

Rebecca Ratcliffe

30, May, 2013 @4:44 PM

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Universities rise to efficiency challenge

Partnerships are the key to better procurement, say Chris Brink and Sarah Jackson – a surplus is never surplus to requirements

Chris Brink and Sarah Jackson

30, May, 2013 @11:12 AM

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Should first year count towards your degree?
As universities explore a new degree classification system, some are reconsidering how much weight should be given to first year

Ellis Schindler

30, May, 2013 @8:41 AM

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University fees biggest barrier to wider access, research finds
Study of state-school pupils not planning to enter higher education reveals 57% see finances as the greatest obstacle

Richard Adams, education editor

29, May, 2013 @10:57 PM

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UK's 'absurd' visa policies have hurt student recruitment from India

Vince Cable, business secretary, appears to support campaign to revise definition of migration to exclude those on student visas

Richard Adams, education editor

29, May, 2013 @5:18 PM

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Careers built on distance learning

Higher education need not mean huge debts or living in poverty. Janet Murray meets two students who kept working through their studies and reaped the benefits

Janet Murray

29, May, 2013 @1:30 PM

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Why part-time study has a great future

Part-time study that leads to a full university degree is the key to getting round our graduate job problem, says Joan Bakewell

Joan Bakewell

29, May, 2013 @9:24 AM

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