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Oxford RSS feedHeads attack Mandelson over ‘sinister’ Oxbridge entry policy targets
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Lord Mandelson faces a backlash from some of Britain’s leading schools over his 'sinister' plan to force Oxford and Cambridge to take more working-class pupils2009-11-23T08:27:43ZLarkin letters reveal love for parents he pilloried in poem
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Philip Larkin may accuse his mum and dad in verse of 'f***ing him up', but new letters reveal he shared a close bond with his parents2009-11-23T09:38:09ZA nakedly political attack on Oxbridge
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The Business Secretary, Peter Mandelson, has warned that there will have to be "remedial action" to oblige Oxford and Cambridge to admit more working-class students2009-11-23T09:50:59ZBrown's men look for loot in Labour's ruins
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Yesterday it was reported that Peter Mandelson is demanding the Prime Minister call a Cabinet reshuffle in order to make him Foreign Secretary2009-11-23T10:17:33Z'Queen bees' making a cottage industry out of their writing
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Six women writers intend to revolutionise the book trade from their homes2009-11-20T11:20:24ZAlan Bennett is back in the habit with brilliant but flawed play
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Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art is funny and sometimes brilliantly so, but strangely uninvolving.2009-11-18T10:09:58ZApplications for leading universities up 12%
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2009-11-02T14:22:22ZStudents 'must be told how many lectures they get for £3,000 fees'
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Universities will be forced to tell students how many lectures and classes they can expect amid fears that undergraduates are being cheated out of their £3,225 a year fees2009-10-01T08:39:00ZFirst 1,000 children are given swine flu vaccine in trial begin
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Children in Britain received swine flu jabs today as trials for the vaccine started2009-09-29T05:34:15ZOxford's Randolph fails to live up to promise
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The spa at Oxford’s ‘Ritz’ is a special lair of blameless self-indulgence — but other features fail to live up to its legendary reputation2009-07-22T09:15:37ZTalks are the new gigs
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Liz Hoggard has the lowdown on a conference that attracts the likes of Bill Clinton, Bono and Bill Gates2009-07-13T09:50:25ZScientists hope drug may help us live longer
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Scientists have announced a major breakthrough in creating a pill to make us live longer2009-07-08T15:21:29ZGraduates cash in on demand for children's private tutors
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Increasing numbers of graduates from top universities are capitalising on the demand for home tutoring by setting up lucrative private agencies2009-06-16T07:07:26ZOxbridge miss targets for state pupils
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Oxford and Cambridge have fallen far short of their targets for the number of students from state schools going to the top universities, figures showed2009-06-04T15:38:13ZThe surprise candidate and the household name still left in the race
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2009-05-12T08:10:17ZMay day students defy jump ban
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Four students defied a police cordon and a university ban to jump from Magdalen Bridge into the Cherwell in Oxford2009-05-01T14:21:23ZLift £3,000 cap on fees or we'll lose our elite status say universities
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Britain's leading universities warned they are in danger of losing their elite status because student fees fail to cover the costs of tuition2009-04-29T09:22:27ZOxford take top honours in both their rowing and recruitment
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<b>Rowing:</b> Cambridge coach Chris Nilsson has insisted the Light Blues must urgently address their recruitment policy after Oxford powered to a fourth University Boat Race victory in five years2009-03-30T08:48:20ZRebecca Dowbiggin has an oarsome plan to stun Oxford and bow out on a high
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<b>Rowing:</b> Cambridge cox Rebecca Dowbiggin is desperate to finish her rowing career on a high by inspiring an upset in Sunday's University Boat Race2009-03-27T10:24:41ZOxford coach backs his boys in dark blue
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<b>Rowing:</b> Oxford head coach Sean Bowden is confident his crew, which includes Olympic silver medallist Colin Smith, can win the Boat Race2009-03-04T15:09:07ZWhips and rubber are pretty tame
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My old university contemporary Toby Young has written an article in Harper's Bazaar reminiscing about Oxford in the Eighties2009-02-18T09:16:00ZSir Peter: A life dedicated to creating fairer access to education
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Sir Peter Lampl gave up a lucrative career in management consultancy and finance to try to create a fairer education system for children from poorer backgrounds2009-02-17T09:48:09ZGCSE where 18% was enough to get grade C
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Thousands of pupils got a grade C in their chemistry GCSE with a mark of only 18 per cent2009-02-06T14:09:53ZUniversities give priority to poor students
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More than half of leading universities favour students from deprived backgrounds, a report revealed2008-12-11T09:02:12ZWoman seeks Oxbridge egg donor for a clever baby
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A London woman who wants an "intellectual baby" is advertising for an egg donor from Oxford or Cambridge2008-12-05T08:44:33ZDenham hits at Oxford chief
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The war of words over Oxbridge admissions has escalated after the Universities Secretary accused Oxford's chancellor of having "outmoded" views2008-10-02T07:54:35ZPrivate schools 'should coach state pupils for Oxbridge interviews'
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Private schools should coach bright state sixth-formers in how to pass Oxbridge interviews, the Chancellor of Oxford University says2008-09-30T08:47:13ZUniversities pledge to interview state pupils
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A group of leading universities will guarantee interviews to gifted working-class teenagers amid mounting government pressure to take more students from state schools2008-09-24T08:36:11ZMinister: Oxford is not trying to widen access
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The war of words between Britain's elite universities and the Government escalated as Cabinet minister John Denham launched an astonishing attack on Oxford2008-09-19T11:52:22ZOxford 'not able to take more deprived students'
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Oxford University has warned it cannot take many more working-class students without compromising academic standards2008-09-17T08:07:26Z