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Government threatens cuts if too many universities charge maximum feesBusiness Secretary Vince Cable warns that universities could face reductions in teaching grants and lose student places if too many institutions charg...» Read Article |
Royal Wedding To Be At Durham CathedralPalatinate can exclusively reveal an official change in the original plans for the upcoming Royal nuptials. Instead of taking place in London, as prev...» Read Article |
Vice-Chancellors pay under threatEconomist Will Hutton has recently drawn up a government-commissioned plan of fairer pay within the public sector, in which the salaries of university...» Read Article |
MP accuses Durham of accepting “blood money”Durham University should have its funding cut as a punishment for accepting “blood money”, MPs were told on Thursday....» Read Article |
Teenagers seek human rights judicial review over tuition feesIn the wake of the increase in tuition fees, lower sixth form students Katy Moore and Callum Hurley have taken up the battle against the change and ar...» Read Article |
Wiletts warns of further cuts if Universities charge £9,000University Minister David Willetts has warned vice-chancellors that Universities will face further cuts to teaching and research budgets if more decid...» Read Article |
Bullingdon Club member accused of assaulting fellow studentA prominent member of Oxford University’s famous Bullingdon Club is arrested amid allegations of assault towards a fellow student....» Read Article |
NUS President won’t stand for re-election at end of termAaron Porter, President of the National Union of Students (NUS), has announced that he will not stand for re-election. ...» Read Article |
Durham undecided as Oxbridge set to charge £9,000 feesCambridge, Oxford and Imperial are all expected to raise tuition fees to £9000 a year for incoming students in 2012-13. It is expected that other hig...» Read Article |
Deputy Israeli Ambassador urges us to “look forward”Deputy Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Alon Roth-Snir was invited to give the second address of Epiphany term to Durham Union Society (DUS) on Monday 8 ...» Read Article |
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