The New approach to old problems

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It is vital to improve access to higher education in the UK, according to Minister of State for further and higher education Tessa Blackstone. She is opposed to individual institutions charging top-up fees, and emphasizes the Labour party's commitment to replacing the current system of funding student expenses, which is made up of three elements, with a single loan repayable according to graduate earnings. She regards herself as a radical, and this approach has led to her receiving some criticism. However, she is also highly respected by some academics.

Interview, Education, Higher, Higher education, Cabinet officers, Cabinet officials, Blackstone, Tessa

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Into the fast lane: sixth-formers may get a taste of university

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It is becoming increasingly common in the UK for schools to create links with universities and colleges. Some universities offer lectures to sixth-formers or grant them access to their facilities, while in some cases sixth-formers are studying parts of undergraduate courses. Six fee-paying schools are seeking to adopt a more formal approach to links of this kind. They hope that science pupils, who are often found to be understretched, will be able to take the first year of their degree at school.

United Kingdom, College-school cooperation

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How to eat, sleep and stay solvent

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Many 18-year-olds starting university have little real experience of managing money, and can therefore struggle financially during their years as a student. Accommodation will prove expensive, and it will also be necessary to budget for heating, lighting, food and similar living expenses. Most students spend around 20 pounds sterling a week on food, with a further 20 pounds sterling a week being spent on socialising. Other expenses include books and travel.

Students

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