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Think before you choose wrong clearing course, students warned

15.08.11
Massive pressure on university places could lead students to harm their prospects by choosing the wrong course, education experts warns... more

Students could see debts of more than £53,000

12.08.11
Students starting degree courses this autumn can expect to graduate with debts of £26,000, and this will double for those beginning university next year, figures suggest... more

One in nine adult Britons has no qualifications

22.07.11
Official figures reveal wide differences in the educational achievements of adults across the country ... more

75 per cent of London colleges charge top fee

12.07.11
Almost three quarters of London's universities have been granted permission to charge fees of £9,000 from next year, it emerged... more

Union leaders to debate calls for general strike

23.05.11
The Government is to be accused of attacking workers through its public spending cuts as union activists debate calls for a general strike... more

Teachers' union calls for its first strike vote in row over pensions

19.04.11
Teachers from a union that has never taken industrial action today called for a strike over pension changes... more

Colleges 'cutting jobs and closing courses'

08.04.11
Colleges have already been forced to axe jobs and courses as a result of funding cuts, a survey suggests ... more

Graduate start pay to fall again, report predicts

04.04.11
Starting salaries for graduates are set to fall in real terms for the third year in a row, partly because of the rising rate of inflation, a report predicted ... more

London university staff strike over pensions

21.03.11
Thousands of staff at universities in London and across England will stage a strike in a bitter row over pensions ... more

200,000 students face rejection in stampede for university places

21.12.10
More than 200,000 students are expected to be rejected by universities next year in a huge scramble for places... more

'Wave of action' threat as Billy Bragg backs Millbank protesters

12.11.10
Capital faces a 'wave of action' by tens of thousands of people as support grows for the protesters who occupied Tory HQ, students warn... more

Let the courts, not colleges, deal with riot students, urges Tory chairman

11.11.10
Tory chairman says 'rowdy' students should not be punished by their universities even if they are recognised on TV coverage of the Millbank riot... more

Thousands of students storm Tory HQ in protest at tuition fees rise

10.11.10
Protesters fought running battles with police today as students stormed the Conservative Party's headquarters, lighting fires and smashing windows... more

London students face £90,000 bill for getting a degree

12.10.10
Students face a bill of £90,000 to study in London under plans to dramatically increase tuition fees... more

University in £36m scandal pays top staff £1m in bonuses

23.08.10
London's biggest university was accused of 'living in cloud-cuckoo-land' after deciding to award managers £1million in performance bonuses in the wake of a financial scandal. ... more

Fifth of students 'not satisfied with degree courses'

18.08.10
Nearly a fifth of university students are unhappy with their degree courses, a major poll reveals... more

Graduate tax ‘to hit doctors and teachers worst’

09.08.10
Plans for a new graduate tax could lead to a shortage of teachers and doctors, unions warn... more

We're full up, say universities as pupils rush to beat fee rise

27.07.10
Teenagers applying to university face the toughest year on record as most courses are already full... more

Thousands set to miss out in scramble for college place

16.07.10
Students were today facing the prospect of a scramble for university places as figures reveal that tens of thousands are likely to miss out after a record number of applications... more

University staff may strike over £1.1bn cuts

01.06.10
Universities and colleges across the country face strikes by academics furious at government funding cuts, a union warns... more

Students ‘face £40,000 tuition debt’ as universities press for higher fees

17.05.10
Students face massive 'mortgage-style' debts after leading universities demanded the power to charge unlimited tuition fees... more

College exams hit as 3,000 lecturers strike

05.05.10
London hit by a wave of strikes at universities and colleges as around 3,000 staff walk out in protest at redundancies and course closures... more

University staff set to go on strike on eve of the election

26.04.10
Students in the capital are facing a wave of strikes at universities and colleges... more

King’s College to axe 500 jobs after cash cuts

04.02.10
The leading university is set to cut up to 10 per cent of its workforce after ministers reduce funding for higher education... more

Protesters push for London university governors to quit

16.12.09
Protesters will urge governors of the beleaguered London Metropolitan University to step down when they meet ... more

£300,000 for university chiefs but they want student fees to go up

19.03.09
University vice-chancellors were condemned for taking home huge pay rises as they demanded the power to charge students higher tuition fees... more

Charge students £6,500 a year in fees, say university chiefs

17.03.09
The debate over the future of university tuition fees began in earnest as vice-chancellors demanded the right to charge nearly £7,000 a year... more

Walkout by teachers causes huge headache for parents

24.04.08
Teachers marched through the centre of London today as their one-day national strike - the first for 21 years - affected more than 1,000 of the capital's schools... more


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