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Under-40s bemoan spoon-fed students

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Today's students need and expect a far greater degree of spoon-feeding than previous generations of undergraduates in the UK, according to a survey of over 300 academics aged under 40. The survey found that nearly four in five academics believed that students expected a greater degree of help than they did when they were students. The survey also revealed that academics believed that the introduction of top-up fees and the drive to expand student numbers will have little or no impact on their careers.

Education

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We might moan, but we love the academic life

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An analysis of the results of a survey of the opinions and aspirations of 318 academics aged under 40 and working at universities in the United Kingdom. The survey revealed that while they all had issues with certain aspects of the academic life, the majority believed that the academic life was nothing to avoid and would not place any barriers in the way of their children if they wanted to pursue and academic career.

College teachers, College faculty

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Intake is up but UK trails world trend

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The rapid expansion of the university sector in the United Kingdom has slowed and the country is falling behind other industrialised nations, according to new figures released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The figures reveal that in 2003 the UK had an university student enrolment rate of 48%, below the OECD average of 53% and far below the 83% of Iceland or 81% of New Zealand%.

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