Posts on ‘December 4th, 2008’

The Government today committed to the introduction of new legislation to improve the lives of children and families, drive up standards in schools and to make the education and training system for young people and … (2008/0272)
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British universities are not hotbeds of Islamic radicalism, despite fears about the rise of “campus extremism”, a new study argues.
The University of Cambridge research, based partly on in-depth interviews with 26 students at UK universities, found that most young British Muslims are opposed to political Islam and are more likely to join Amnesty International than [...]

The global market in education is changing beyond recognition. Getting to grips with it will be crucial to the UK’s status as a world leader

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Universities could benefit from the economic downturn as more overseas students choose to study in Britain because of the weaker pound, the British Council will claim today.
International students contribute £2.5bn to the UK economy in tuition fees alone and British universities increasingly rely on that income.
But the credit crunch will mean fiercer competition for students [...]

Four British teddy bears this week ascended to the outer edges of Earth’s atmosphere.
Boldly going where few cuddly toys have gone before, the teddynauts were dressed in special spacesuits designed and made by 11- and 12-year-old pupils from Parkside and Coleridge community colleges as part of a project with Cambridge University’s spaceflight student club.
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The British Council says universities face serious financial trouble if foreign students are deterred from coming to the UK.
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Letters: The world leaders and scientists meeting to tackle climate change should listen to younger voices

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Su Yinyin’s family were thrilled when she won a place at university. As impoverished farmers, they knew it promised a comfortable middle-class life and a giant step up the social ladder for their daughter.
But now Su, 21, is wondering whether she can reach the next rung. As she looked around the heaving employment fair in [...]

The global economic crisis has breached America’s ivory towers, with Harvard University yesterday considering steep cuts to make up for an bn fall in its endowment fund.
The plunge in Harvard’s financial reserves - 22% in just four months - has brought a jolt of grim economic reality to the richest US university. It is especially [...]

Banking
Allow the Bank of England to lend to troubled banks on an anonymous basis in the short term in the wake of the collapse of Northern Rock. More coordination between authorities in the regulation of banks, and implement the increase in savers’ protection from £35,000 to £50,000.Controversy rating: 3/3
Saving gateway accounts
Up to 8 million [...]