Gender divide is deep

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An analysis of new figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency that reveal the gender divide in university courses. The figures show that while in subjects such as the biological sciences, social sciences, creative arts, humanities and subjects allied to medicine women make up the majority of students - accounting for 85% of undergraduates in subjects allied to medicine - in subjects such as computer science or engineering and technology they are still outnumbered by men - accounting for only 14% of engineering & technology undergraduates.

Demographic aspects, Degrees, Academic, Academic degrees, Educational aspects

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Cambridge v-c fears effects of expansion

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Alison Richard, vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, has warned in her annual address to the university's Regent House that the university risks damaging the quality of the student experience if it takes on too many more undergraduates. The number of students at Cambridge has risen to nearly 18,000 from just over 11,000 over the past 30 years, with the number of undergraduates and postgraduates rising to 11,751 and 5,967 respectively in 2003-2004, vs 8,855 and 2,513 in 1973-1974.

Public affairs, Services information, Services, University of Cambridge, Speeches, lectures and essays, Richard, Alison

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Drive on to topple a bullish Clarke

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The Tory and Liberal Democrat parties have stated that they plan to target the Norwich South constituency currently held by education secretary Charles Clarke in the hope that concerns about university top-up fees could help over-turn his current 8,816 majority. The University of East Anglia's students' union is also contemplating am anti-Clarke voter registration campaign designed to get as many as 3,000 students on the electoral role.

Analysis, Political aspects, Elections, Norwich, England, Local elections, Clarke, Charles

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