Young, gifted and on a boat out of Ulster

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Northern Ireland loses many students to mainland Britain, and those who go away to study do not always return. Protestants are more likely to leave, and this is one factor contributing to an increase in the proportion of Catholics in Northern Ireland. Many Scottish universities have sought students from Northern Ireland, and Dundee University has a high proportion of Northern Irish students. Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, has seen an increase in the proportion of Catholic students.

United Kingdom, Ethnic relations, Emigration and immigration, Northern Ireland

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Terrorist study cells

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Open University Tutor Jenny Meegan has been working with the inmates of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland prisons and helping some prisoners obtain degrees. She has worked with both Loyalist and Republican prisoners who were imprisoned under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. All the prisoners hope their educational achievements in prison will help them gain employment once they leave. The Open University registers around 40-50 long term prisoners each year.

Analysis, Ireland, Education of prisoners, Membership, Correctional education, Correctional institutions, Open University

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Has the reading week had its day

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University reading weeks, when students and tutors go away for a week to study a particular text or topic, are constrained by lack of funding. Reading weeks are helpful to students who are on courses where their work is continually assessed.

Practice, Education, Curricula, College curriculum, College students, Reading

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