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Ordinary Jo puts Sebastian to flight

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Students and student life have moved from the elite to the commonplace in the last half century, Ken Roberts, professor of sociology at Liverpool University, will tell the British Sociological Association annual conference. Typically, students today have attended comprehensive schools, whereas 50 years ago students were from fee-paying schools or has passed the 11-plus exam.

Students, College, History, Development and progression, College students

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Passions run high as the joy of art is laid bare

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An overview of the "Why Art Matters" conference, which is due to take place at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Science and Humanities in Cambridge, England, on 12 December 2005. Speakers at the conference will address the work academics put into the study of the arts, as well as the social importance of the arts.

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries, Arts, Arts & Humanities, Conferences, meetings and seminars

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Make the new lot feel at home

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The ways in which academics can make first-year students feel comfortable and enable them settle down at university are presented.

Evaluation, Teacher-student relationships, Teacher-student relations, First year teachers

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