Education news for students and graduates
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12 June 2008
Govt to offer young adults funding for skills training
The government has announced a new plan designed to encourage young adults around the country to develop skills that should boost their employability.
Anyone aged between 19 and 25 who does not have three A-Levels will be entitled to claim a free place on training courses or internships as part of what ministers are describing as an effort to help young people gain 'access to a skills account'.
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7 June 2008
'Lucrative careers' open to mathematicians
Graduates studying mathematics at university may find they have a number of career options open to them, one expert has stated.
Professor of Maths at Wadham College Oxford, Marcus du Sautoy, has noted that many City employees are maths graduates, with some 'making money' in the hedge-fund industry.
'The technology that is being used to change our voices into zeroes and ones; that is all using maths. Our world is built on the internet, on mobile phones, on new gadgets and that is all maths,' he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. -
5 June 2008
A quarter of students are dropouts
New figures have revealed that a quarter of students are likely to drop out of their university course this year.
According to research by the Higher Education Statistics Agency, 22.6% of undergraduates are expected to leave their degree course - up from 22.4% last year.
And one in seven freshers will leave university in the first year of their degree with no qualifications.
Higher Education Minister, Bill Rammell, defended the success of UK higher-education institutions.
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UCU: Education will be damaged by increased fees
29 May 2008
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Endowment fee needs 'paying off immediately'
28 May 2008
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Calls for more engineering students
19 May 2008
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Students warned they are unprepared for university
15 May 2008
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Employers say IT graduates lack security know-how
14 May 2008
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72% of young people report university aspirations
28 April 2008
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