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Personal statement: 10 most overused opening sentences
Ucas have compiled a list of the 10 most overused opening sentences in personal statements.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c5c7647/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F9566143%2FPersonal-statement-10-most-overused-opening-sentences.html&t=Personal+statement%3A+10+most+overused+opening+sentences" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F9566143%2FPersonal-statement-10-most-overused-opening-sentences.html&t=Personal+statement%3A+10+most+overused+opening+sentences" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F9566143%2FPersonal-statement-10-most-overused-opening-sentences.html&t=Personal+statement%3A+10+most+overused+opening+sentences" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F9566143%2FPersonal-statement-10-most-overused-opening-sentences.html&t=Personal+statement%3A+10+most+overused+opening+sentences" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F9566143%2FPersonal-statement-10-most-overused-opening-sentences.html&t=Personal+statement%3A+10+most+overused+opening+sentences" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664631217/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c5c7647/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664631217/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c5c7647/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664631217/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c5c7647/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

University: was it worth it' The £9,000 question
Students paying £9,000 fees are finishing their first year. David Ellis asks them if it has been worth it.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2b991aba/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10036720%2FUniversity-was-it-worth-it-The-9000-question.html&t=University%3A+was+it+worth+it%3F+The+%C2%A39%2C000+question" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10036720%2FUniversity-was-it-worth-it-The-9000-question.html&t=University%3A+was+it+worth+it%3F+The+%C2%A39%2C000+question" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10036720%2FUniversity-was-it-worth-it-The-9000-question.html&t=University%3A+was+it+worth+it%3F+The+%C2%A39%2C000+question" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10036720%2FUniversity-was-it-worth-it-The-9000-question.html&t=University%3A+was+it+worth+it%3F+The+%C2%A39%2C000+question" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10036720%2FUniversity-was-it-worth-it-The-9000-question.html&t=University%3A+was+it+worth+it%3F+The+%C2%A39%2C000+question" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016667517/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2b991aba/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016667517/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2b991aba/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016667517/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2b991aba/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Employers warned against giving jobs to unpaid interns
Top companies should ignore unpaid internships and degree classifications during the recruitment process to create a "level playing field" for applicants from poor backgrounds, a Government-backed report has recommended.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c55f89d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10077099%2FEmployers-warned-against-giving-jobs-to-unpaid-interns.html&t=Employers+warned+against+giving+jobs+to+unpaid+interns" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10077099%2FEmployers-warned-against-giving-jobs-to-unpaid-interns.html&t=Employers+warned+against+giving+jobs+to+unpaid+interns" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10077099%2FEmployers-warned-against-giving-jobs-to-unpaid-interns.html&t=Employers+warned+against+giving+jobs+to+unpaid+interns" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10077099%2FEmployers-warned-against-giving-jobs-to-unpaid-interns.html&t=Employers+warned+against+giving+jobs+to+unpaid+interns" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10077099%2FEmployers-warned-against-giving-jobs-to-unpaid-interns.html&t=Employers+warned+against+giving+jobs+to+unpaid+interns" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664620927/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c55f89d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664620927/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c55f89d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664620927/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c55f89d/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

University applicants 'optimistic' about job prospects
Students beginning university this September are more confidant about their graduate job prospects than last year's intake, according to a new survey.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c55f89f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10071835%2FUniversity-applicants-optimistic-about-job-prospects.html&t=University+applicants+%27optimistic%27+about+job+prospects" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10071835%2FUniversity-applicants-optimistic-about-job-prospects.html&t=University+applicants+%27optimistic%27+about+job+prospects" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10071835%2FUniversity-applicants-optimistic-about-job-prospects.html&t=University+applicants+%27optimistic%27+about+job+prospects" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10071835%2FUniversity-applicants-optimistic-about-job-prospects.html&t=University+applicants+%27optimistic%27+about+job+prospects" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10071835%2FUniversity-applicants-optimistic-about-job-prospects.html&t=University+applicants+%27optimistic%27+about+job+prospects" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664620926/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c55f89f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664620926/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c55f89f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664620926/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c55f89f/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

'Wage premium' of a degree falls by a third under university boom
The value of a degree has slumped by almost a third in the last 20 years because of a sharp rise in the number of people taking university courses.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c5205ba/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10076606%2FWage-premium-of-a-degree-falls-by-a-third-under-university-boom.html&t=%27Wage+premium%27+of+a+degree+falls+by+a+third+under+university+boom" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10076606%2FWage-premium-of-a-degree-falls-by-a-third-under-university-boom.html&t=%27Wage+premium%27+of+a+degree+falls+by+a+third+under+university+boom" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10076606%2FWage-premium-of-a-degree-falls-by-a-third-under-university-boom.html&t=%27Wage+premium%27+of+a+degree+falls+by+a+third+under+university+boom" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10076606%2FWage-premium-of-a-degree-falls-by-a-third-under-university-boom.html&t=%27Wage+premium%27+of+a+degree+falls+by+a+third+under+university+boom" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10076606%2FWage-premium-of-a-degree-falls-by-a-third-under-university-boom.html&t=%27Wage+premium%27+of+a+degree+falls+by+a+third+under+university+boom" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664607325/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c5205ba/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664607325/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c5205ba/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664607325/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c5205ba/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Graduate earnings premium 'drops by a third' in 20 years
The value of a degree has slumped by almost a third in the last 20 years because of a sharp rise in the number of people taking university courses, according to research.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c50596a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10076606%2FGraduate-earnings-premium-drops-by-a-third-in-20-years.html&t=Graduate+earnings+premium+%27drops+by+a+third%27+in+20+years" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10076606%2FGraduate-earnings-premium-drops-by-a-third-in-20-years.html&t=Graduate+earnings+premium+%27drops+by+a+third%27+in+20+years" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10076606%2FGraduate-earnings-premium-drops-by-a-third-in-20-years.html&t=Graduate+earnings+premium+%27drops+by+a+third%27+in+20+years" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10076606%2FGraduate-earnings-premium-drops-by-a-third-in-20-years.html&t=Graduate+earnings+premium+%27drops+by+a+third%27+in+20+years" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10076606%2FGraduate-earnings-premium-drops-by-a-third-in-20-years.html&t=Graduate+earnings+premium+%27drops+by+a+third%27+in+20+years" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664470621/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c50596a/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664470621/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c50596a/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664470621/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c50596a/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Cambridge admits fewer students from private schools
Number of Cambridge places claimed by students from private schools drops to 30-year low.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c48f49d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10073788%2FCambridge-admits-fewer-students-from-private-schools.html&t=Cambridge+admits+fewer+students+from+private+schools" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10073788%2FCambridge-admits-fewer-students-from-private-schools.html&t=Cambridge+admits+fewer+students+from+private+schools" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10073788%2FCambridge-admits-fewer-students-from-private-schools.html&t=Cambridge+admits+fewer+students+from+private+schools" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10073788%2FCambridge-admits-fewer-students-from-private-schools.html&t=Cambridge+admits+fewer+students+from+private+schools" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10073788%2FCambridge-admits-fewer-students-from-private-schools.html&t=Cambridge+admits+fewer+students+from+private+schools" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664590435/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c48f49d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664590435/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c48f49d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664590435/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c48f49d/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

£222 million cost of 'free' university degrees for English in independent Scotland
A separate Scotland's taxpayers would have to spend at least an extra £222 million extra per year giving students from the remainder of the UK 'free' university tuition, a leading economist has estimated.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c48f49f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuknews%2Fscotland%2F10074431%2F222-million-cost-of-free-university-degrees-for-English-in-independent-Scotland.html&t=%C2%A3222+million+cost+of+%27free%27+university+degrees+for+English+in+independent+Scotland" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuknews%2Fscotland%2F10074431%2F222-million-cost-of-free-university-degrees-for-English-in-independent-Scotland.html&t=%C2%A3222+million+cost+of+%27free%27+university+degrees+for+English+in+independent+Scotland" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuknews%2Fscotland%2F10074431%2F222-million-cost-of-free-university-degrees-for-English-in-independent-Scotland.html&t=%C2%A3222+million+cost+of+%27free%27+university+degrees+for+English+in+independent+Scotland" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuknews%2Fscotland%2F10074431%2F222-million-cost-of-free-university-degrees-for-English-in-independent-Scotland.html&t=%C2%A3222+million+cost+of+%27free%27+university+degrees+for+English+in+independent+Scotland" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuknews%2Fscotland%2F10074431%2F222-million-cost-of-free-university-degrees-for-English-in-independent-Scotland.html&t=%C2%A3222+million+cost+of+%27free%27+university+degrees+for+English+in+independent+Scotland" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664590434/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c48f49f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664590434/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c48f49f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664590434/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c48f49f/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Why the internet will never replace universities
All the recent hype about online higher education and 'Moocs' misses the point, says Kel Fidler - universities have been doing it for years.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c40c92e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059088%2FWhy-the-internet-will-never-replace-universities.html&t=Why+the+internet+will+never+replace+universities" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059088%2FWhy-the-internet-will-never-replace-universities.html&t=Why+the+internet+will+never+replace+universities" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059088%2FWhy-the-internet-will-never-replace-universities.html&t=Why+the+internet+will+never+replace+universities" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059088%2FWhy-the-internet-will-never-replace-universities.html&t=Why+the+internet+will+never+replace+universities" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059088%2FWhy-the-internet-will-never-replace-universities.html&t=Why+the+internet+will+never+replace+universities" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664437962/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c40c92e/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664437962/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c40c92e/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664437962/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c40c92e/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Labour: make work experience compulsory and axe 'EBacc'
Compulsory work experience will be reintroduced in schools under a Labour plan to get teenagers ready for the jobs market, the Daily Telegraph has learnt.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c247d14/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10066933%2FLabour-make-work-experience-compulsory-and-axe-EBacc.html&t=Labour%3A+make+work+experience+compulsory+and+axe+%27EBacc%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10066933%2FLabour-make-work-experience-compulsory-and-axe-EBacc.html&t=Labour%3A+make+work+experience+compulsory+and+axe+%27EBacc%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10066933%2FLabour-make-work-experience-compulsory-and-axe-EBacc.html&t=Labour%3A+make+work+experience+compulsory+and+axe+%27EBacc%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10066933%2FLabour-make-work-experience-compulsory-and-axe-EBacc.html&t=Labour%3A+make+work+experience+compulsory+and+axe+%27EBacc%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10066933%2FLabour-make-work-experience-compulsory-and-axe-EBacc.html&t=Labour%3A+make+work+experience+compulsory+and+axe+%27EBacc%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664511411/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c247d14/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664511411/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c247d14/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664511411/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c247d14/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Graduates facing freeze in starting salaries this year
University leavers will be dealt a further blow this year after it emerged the majority of employers are planning to freeze wages because of the economic crisis.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c247716/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10067309%2FGraduates-facing-freeze-in-starting-salaries-this-year.html&t=Graduates+facing+freeze+in+starting+salaries+this+year" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10067309%2FGraduates-facing-freeze-in-starting-salaries-this-year.html&t=Graduates+facing+freeze+in+starting+salaries+this+year" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10067309%2FGraduates-facing-freeze-in-starting-salaries-this-year.html&t=Graduates+facing+freeze+in+starting+salaries+this+year" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10067309%2FGraduates-facing-freeze-in-starting-salaries-this-year.html&t=Graduates+facing+freeze+in+starting+salaries+this+year" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10067309%2FGraduates-facing-freeze-in-starting-salaries-this-year.html&t=Graduates+facing+freeze+in+starting+salaries+this+year" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664510571/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c247716/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664510571/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c247716/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664510571/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c247716/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

David Willetts: publish information on quality of university teaching
Universities should publish information on the type of teaching students receive, not just the number of "contact hours", says Universities minister David Willetts.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2c100e20/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10064674%2FDavid-Willetts-publish-information-on-quality-of-university-teaching.html&t=David+Willetts%3A+publish+information+on+quality+of+university+teaching" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10064674%2FDavid-Willetts-publish-information-on-quality-of-university-teaching.html&t=David+Willetts%3A+publish+information+on+quality+of+university+teaching" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10064674%2FDavid-Willetts-publish-information-on-quality-of-university-teaching.html&t=David+Willetts%3A+publish+information+on+quality+of+university+teaching" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10064674%2FDavid-Willetts-publish-information-on-quality-of-university-teaching.html&t=David+Willetts%3A+publish+information+on+quality+of+university+teaching" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10064674%2FDavid-Willetts-publish-information-on-quality-of-university-teaching.html&t=David+Willetts%3A+publish+information+on+quality+of+university+teaching" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664462413/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c100e20/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664462413/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c100e20/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664462413/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2c100e20/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Head attacks 'unreliable' university background checks
Universities are making "unreliable" checks on teenagers' family background and postcodes to hit controversial admissions targets, a head teachers' leader has warned.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2bf64212/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10060076%2FHead-attacks-unreliable-university-background-checks.html&t=Head+attacks+%27unreliable%27+university+background+checks" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10060076%2FHead-attacks-unreliable-university-background-checks.html&t=Head+attacks+%27unreliable%27+university+background+checks" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10060076%2FHead-attacks-unreliable-university-background-checks.html&t=Head+attacks+%27unreliable%27+university+background+checks" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10060076%2FHead-attacks-unreliable-university-background-checks.html&t=Head+attacks+%27unreliable%27+university+background+checks" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10060076%2FHead-attacks-unreliable-university-background-checks.html&t=Head+attacks+%27unreliable%27+university+background+checks" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664268627/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf64212/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664268627/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf64212/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664268627/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf64212/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Post-1992 universities 'offer longer teaching hours'
Students at newer universities spend significantly longer in lectures and seminars while those at traditional institutions are left to their own devices, new figures suggest.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2bf5b4f8/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059458%2FPost-1992-universities-offer-longer-teaching-hours.html&t=Post-1992+universities+%27offer+longer+teaching+hours%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059458%2FPost-1992-universities-offer-longer-teaching-hours.html&t=Post-1992+universities+%27offer+longer+teaching+hours%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059458%2FPost-1992-universities-offer-longer-teaching-hours.html&t=Post-1992+universities+%27offer+longer+teaching+hours%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059458%2FPost-1992-universities-offer-longer-teaching-hours.html&t=Post-1992+universities+%27offer+longer+teaching+hours%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059458%2FPost-1992-universities-offer-longer-teaching-hours.html&t=Post-1992+universities+%27offer+longer+teaching+hours%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664400387/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf5b4f8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664400387/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf5b4f8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664400387/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf5b4f8/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Top 10 universities by teaching hours
A new study suggests students are receiving no additional teaching hours for higher tuition fees. We look at the top 10 universities by teaching hours.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2bf5b4fa/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059561%2FTop-10-universities-by-teaching-hours.html&t=Top+10+universities+by+teaching+hours" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059561%2FTop-10-universities-by-teaching-hours.html&t=Top+10+universities+by+teaching+hours" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059561%2FTop-10-universities-by-teaching-hours.html&t=Top+10+universities+by+teaching+hours" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059561%2FTop-10-universities-by-teaching-hours.html&t=Top+10+universities+by+teaching+hours" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10059561%2FTop-10-universities-by-teaching-hours.html&t=Top+10+universities+by+teaching+hours" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664400386/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf5b4fa/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664400386/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf5b4fa/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664400386/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf5b4fa/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Are university exams inherently unfair'
University exams are refreshingly open-ended compared with A-levels, says Warwick undergraduate Rozina Sabur - but does anyone actually know how they are marked'<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2bf20aa2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10056578%2FAre-university-exams-inherently-unfair.html&t=Are+university+exams+inherently+unfair%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10056578%2FAre-university-exams-inherently-unfair.html&t=Are+university+exams+inherently+unfair%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10056578%2FAre-university-exams-inherently-unfair.html&t=Are+university+exams+inherently+unfair%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10056578%2FAre-university-exams-inherently-unfair.html&t=Are+university+exams+inherently+unfair%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Fstudent-life%2F10056578%2FAre-university-exams-inherently-unfair.html&t=Are+university+exams+inherently+unfair%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664394481/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf20aa2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664394481/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf20aa2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664394481/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bf20aa2/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

University teaching time 'fails to rise' despite fees hike
The amount of lecture and tutorial time in universities has barely changed over the last six years despite a nine-fold hike in fees.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2bee669f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10056751%2FUniversity-teaching-time-fails-to-rise-despite-fees-hike.html&t=University+teaching+time+%27fails+to+rise%27+despite+fees+hike" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10056751%2FUniversity-teaching-time-fails-to-rise-despite-fees-hike.html&t=University+teaching+time+%27fails+to+rise%27+despite+fees+hike" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10056751%2FUniversity-teaching-time-fails-to-rise-despite-fees-hike.html&t=University+teaching+time+%27fails+to+rise%27+despite+fees+hike" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10056751%2FUniversity-teaching-time-fails-to-rise-despite-fees-hike.html&t=University+teaching+time+%27fails+to+rise%27+despite+fees+hike" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10056751%2FUniversity-teaching-time-fails-to-rise-despite-fees-hike.html&t=University+teaching+time+%27fails+to+rise%27+despite+fees+hike" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664254532/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bee669f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664254532/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bee669f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664254532/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bee669f/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

GCSEs better than AS-levels at predicting university success
The row over a shake-up of A-levels intensified today when the Government suggested that universities should use GCSE grades to award places to students.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2be90c63/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10057189%2FGCSEs-better-than-AS-levels-at-predicting-university-success.html&t=GCSEs+better+than+AS-levels+at+predicting+university+success" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10057189%2FGCSEs-better-than-AS-levels-at-predicting-university-success.html&t=GCSEs+better+than+AS-levels+at+predicting+university+success" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10057189%2FGCSEs-better-than-AS-levels-at-predicting-university-success.html&t=GCSEs+better+than+AS-levels+at+predicting+university+success" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10057189%2FGCSEs-better-than-AS-levels-at-predicting-university-success.html&t=GCSEs+better+than+AS-levels+at+predicting+university+success" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10057189%2FGCSEs-better-than-AS-levels-at-predicting-university-success.html&t=GCSEs+better+than+AS-levels+at+predicting+university+success" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664371524/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2be90c63/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664371524/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2be90c63/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664371524/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2be90c63/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

University Course Finder - how it works
A handy guide to the Telegraph's new and improved University Course Finder - our unique tool for searching and comparing universities and courses.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2bdba2d3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Funiversities-and-colleges%2F10054155%2FUniversity-Course-Finder-how-it-works.html&t=University+Course+Finder+-+how+it+works" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Funiversities-and-colleges%2F10054155%2FUniversity-Course-Finder-how-it-works.html&t=University+Course+Finder+-+how+it+works" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Funiversities-and-colleges%2F10054155%2FUniversity-Course-Finder-how-it-works.html&t=University+Course+Finder+-+how+it+works" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Funiversities-and-colleges%2F10054155%2FUniversity-Course-Finder-how-it-works.html&t=University+Course+Finder+-+how+it+works" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2Funiversities-and-colleges%2F10054155%2FUniversity-Course-Finder-how-it-works.html&t=University+Course+Finder+-+how+it+works" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664339310/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bdba2d3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664339310/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bdba2d3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664339310/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bdba2d3/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Britain's universities should take a lesson from the land of the free
Britain and the US have chosen two very different models - and it's clear which is winning, says Fraser Nelson<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2bb77c9c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10046580%2FBritains-universities-should-take-a-lesson-from-the-land-of-the-free.html&t=Britain%27s+universities+should+take+a+lesson+from+the+land+of+the+free" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10046580%2FBritains-universities-should-take-a-lesson-from-the-land-of-the-free.html&t=Britain%27s+universities+should+take+a+lesson+from+the+land+of+the+free" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10046580%2FBritains-universities-should-take-a-lesson-from-the-land-of-the-free.html&t=Britain%27s+universities+should+take+a+lesson+from+the+land+of+the+free" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10046580%2FBritains-universities-should-take-a-lesson-from-the-land-of-the-free.html&t=Britain%27s+universities+should+take+a+lesson+from+the+land+of+the+free" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10046580%2FBritains-universities-should-take-a-lesson-from-the-land-of-the-free.html&t=Britain%27s+universities+should+take+a+lesson+from+the+land+of+the+free" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664252039/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bb77c9c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664252039/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bb77c9c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664252039/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bb77c9c/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Universities 'need more cash to keep up with world's best'
British universities are lagging behind those in other countries because of a lack of investment in higher education, a major international study has found.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2bafcc4b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10044487%2FUniversities-need-more-cash-to-keep-up-with-worlds-best.html&t=Universities+%27need+more+cash+to+keep+up+with+world%27s+best%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10044487%2FUniversities-need-more-cash-to-keep-up-with-worlds-best.html&t=Universities+%27need+more+cash+to+keep+up+with+world%27s+best%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10044487%2FUniversities-need-more-cash-to-keep-up-with-worlds-best.html&t=Universities+%27need+more+cash+to+keep+up+with+world%27s+best%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10044487%2FUniversities-need-more-cash-to-keep-up-with-worlds-best.html&t=Universities+%27need+more+cash+to+keep+up+with+world%27s+best%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10044487%2FUniversities-need-more-cash-to-keep-up-with-worlds-best.html&t=Universities+%27need+more+cash+to+keep+up+with+world%27s+best%27" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664099669/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bafcc4b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664099669/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bafcc4b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664099669/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2bafcc4b/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Cambridge in £7m drive to boost school physics standards
Cambridge University will lead a £7 million drive designed to raise standards of physics in schools and colleges amid fears over a shortage of pupils studying the subject to a high level, it was announced today.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2ba4d56c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10041856%2FCambridge-in-7m-drive-to-boost-school-physics-standards.html&t=Cambridge+in+%C2%A37m+drive+to+boost+school+physics+standards" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10041856%2FCambridge-in-7m-drive-to-boost-school-physics-standards.html&t=Cambridge+in+%C2%A37m+drive+to+boost+school+physics+standards" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10041856%2FCambridge-in-7m-drive-to-boost-school-physics-standards.html&t=Cambridge+in+%C2%A37m+drive+to+boost+school+physics+standards" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10041856%2FCambridge-in-7m-drive-to-boost-school-physics-standards.html&t=Cambridge+in+%C2%A37m+drive+to+boost+school+physics+standards" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Feducationnews%2F10041856%2FCambridge-in-7m-drive-to-boost-school-physics-standards.html&t=Cambridge+in+%C2%A37m+drive+to+boost+school+physics+standards" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016748228/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2ba4d56c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016748228/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2ba4d56c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016748228/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2ba4d56c/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

You may have a first-class degree - but Lord Winston doesn't want you
Lord Winston won't employ people with Firsts as they have "narrow minds". Graduates from Julian Fellowes to Esther Rantzen reveal their grades.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2ba1fd36/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10041510%2FYou-may-have-a-first-class-degree-but-Lord-Winston-doesnt-want-you.html&t=You+may+have+a+first-class+degree+-+but+Lord+Winston+doesn%27t+want+you" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10041510%2FYou-may-have-a-first-class-degree-but-Lord-Winston-doesnt-want-you.html&t=You+may+have+a+first-class+degree+-+but+Lord+Winston+doesn%27t+want+you" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10041510%2FYou-may-have-a-first-class-degree-but-Lord-Winston-doesnt-want-you.html&t=You+may+have+a+first-class+degree+-+but+Lord+Winston+doesn%27t+want+you" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10041510%2FYou-may-have-a-first-class-degree-but-Lord-Winston-doesnt-want-you.html&t=You+may+have+a+first-class+degree+-+but+Lord+Winston+doesn%27t+want+you" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10041510%2FYou-may-have-a-first-class-degree-but-Lord-Winston-doesnt-want-you.html&t=You+may+have+a+first-class+degree+-+but+Lord+Winston+doesn%27t+want+you" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016687377/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2ba1fd36/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016687377/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2ba1fd36/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016687377/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2ba1fd36/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Cambridge jelly wrestling event cancelled after online petition
Cambridge University students have cancelled their annual jelly wrestling contest between bikini-clad girls after a petition condemning it as "sexist" received more than 1,000 signatures.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2ba059c7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10042322%2FCambridge-jelly-wrestling-event-cancelled-after-online-petition.html&t=Cambridge+jelly+wrestling+event+cancelled+after+online+petition" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10042322%2FCambridge-jelly-wrestling-event-cancelled-after-online-petition.html&t=Cambridge+jelly+wrestling+event+cancelled+after+online+petition" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10042322%2FCambridge-jelly-wrestling-event-cancelled-after-online-petition.html&t=Cambridge+jelly+wrestling+event+cancelled+after+online+petition" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10042322%2FCambridge-jelly-wrestling-event-cancelled-after-online-petition.html&t=Cambridge+jelly+wrestling+event+cancelled+after+online+petition" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10042322%2FCambridge-jelly-wrestling-event-cancelled-after-online-petition.html&t=Cambridge+jelly+wrestling+event+cancelled+after+online+petition" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016681936/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2ba059c7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016681936/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2ba059c7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016681936/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2ba059c7/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here

Cambridge students launch petition against 'sexist' jelly wrestling
Students at Cambridge University launch petition against "sexist" jelly wrestling contest between bikini-clad girls at their end of exams party.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568561/s/2b9fa3f2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10041905%2FCambridge-students-launch-petition-against-sexist-jelly-wrestling.html&t=Cambridge+students+launch+petition+against+%27sexist%27+jelly+wrestling" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10041905%2FCambridge-students-launch-petition-against-sexist-jelly-wrestling.html&t=Cambridge+students+launch+petition+against+%27sexist%27+jelly+wrestling" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10041905%2FCambridge-students-launch-petition-against-sexist-jelly-wrestling.html&t=Cambridge+students+launch+petition+against+%27sexist%27+jelly+wrestling" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10041905%2FCambridge-students-launch-petition-against-sexist-jelly-wrestling.html&t=Cambridge+students+launch+petition+against+%27sexist%27+jelly+wrestling" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/'u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Feducation%2Funiversityeducation%2F10041905%2FCambridge-students-launch-petition-against-sexist-jelly-wrestling.html&t=Cambridge+students+launch+petition+against+%27sexist%27+jelly+wrestling" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016679058/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2b9fa3f2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016679058/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2b9fa3f2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016679058/u/53/f/568561/c/32726/s/2b9fa3f2/a2t.img" border="0"/>.....read more here