The Welsh Conservative Party has proposed ideas that degree courses in the country should be cut from three years to two in a bid to help reduce student debt and get younger people out into the working world faster. The party will look to start on these plans should they win power in Cardiff but …
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It is no secret that being a student is an expensive process and that loan day can never come quick enough. Especially for those at university in big cities like London, student life can be three years of feeling the crunch; after all, it’s not just the lack of cooking skills that leaves students eating …
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An interesting new study has revealed the success of Britain’s universities, suggesting that they occupy areas of the country seven times larger than Tesco. The report, collated by the Association of University Directors of Estate (AUDE), also revealed that the total income during 2011-2012 was £27bn – a figure inclusive of student accommodation and tuition …
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The prestigious Simpson’s on the Strand restaurant in The Savoy Hotel saw the inaugural dinner organised by the student Oil & Gas Management Society take place on Friday last week. The dinner was a student initiative supported by GSM Careers. Rona MacDonald, policy affairs manager for OPITO, the Oil & Gas Skills Council, attended and …
The new GCSE grading system has been confirmed as coming into effect in time for those undertaking the exam in 2017. The modifications have been made final by exam regulator Ofqual and will mark the biggest change to examination in English education for an entire generation. The changes include a grading system consisting of numbers, …