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Youth unemployment hits 17-year highYouth unemployment reached a record high in the last financial quarter, in a report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)....» Read Article |
Local MP slams government’s economic failure in the North EastRoberta Blackman-Woods, MP for city of Durham, attacked the government over the impact that their economic policies are having on the North East....» Read Article |
University applications decrease by 13% from last yearThe latest figures from UCAS have shown that applications to start University courses in Autumn 2012 are down by 12.9% from last year....» Read Article |
Clegg targets youth unemployment to “provide hope” to the young joblessTackling youth unemployment is the best way to spend public money, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg claims....» Read Article |
Degree courses are being cut as funding decreasesOver 5,000 degree courses are being dropped for next year as universities feel the effects of government cuts....» Read Article |
Chairman warns universities of ‘consumer culture’The Vice Chancellor of Sussex University used his first speech as Chair of the 1994 Group to criticise the Government’s Higher Education reforms....» Read Article |
University applicants prioritise course content and University reputationby Emma Charles Potential students view course content, University reputation and the facilities available as the most important factors when choosing...» Read Article |
Youth unemployment breaks one million barrierThe number of 16 to 24-year-olds unemployed in the UK has risen above one million....» Read Article |
MPs warn Government over flawed higher education reformMPs fear that the Government’s proposals threaten social mobility, a parliamentary select committee report has revealed....» Read Article |
Girls dominate university places as ‘gender gap’ widensDavid Willets, the Universities Minister, expressed concern as only 40% of men went on to graduate with a degree compared to 50% of women....» Read Article |
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