UK university applications down as fees rise

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University applications from UK students for the first year of higher tuition fees are down by 8,7%, according to figures from the admissions service.

01/14/2012 — Filed under: Society
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Italy approves hotly contested university reform

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Italy’s Senate on Thursday gave parliament’s final approval to a university system reform, including funding cuts of at least 300 million euros (255 million pounds) in 2011, that has drawn large-scale, sometimes violent student protests.

12/16/2010 — Filed under: Politics
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