Search results for ‘university funding’
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What role will China play in the euro bailout?
An outline deal to save the eurozone has been agreed – but does it still need China’s input to succeed? Let’s hope not, because a top economist tells Channel 4 News the country may not be interested.
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PFI: unaffordable or ‘the only game in town’?
Are Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes worth the money? An expert picks apart the complex funding model for building schools, hospitals and more, for Channel 4 News.
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FactCheck: Is there extra capacity for the students desperate to avoid the fees hike?
“While ministers still expect universities to offer the same number of places they offered last year, they’re not giving them any more money to pay for the extra capacity.”
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A-level results day dawns
As thousands of teenagers prepare to receive their A-level exam results, a Government minister says “traditional” subjects should be valued more highly in the race for university places.
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Can’t afford a Gap Year? Think again
Missed out on a university place? Take a Gap Year, says spoof backpacker Orlando, “And remember, a gap yah will only cost you an extra 20K. Literally a bargain”. Channel 4 News begs to differ.
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Student Loans Company took £22m in overpayments
The Student Loans Company took £22m last year from graduates who had already paid back their loan in full, Channel 4 News can reveal.
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Report exposes Oxbridge entry divide
Four private schools and one sixth-form college send more students to Oxbridge than the bottom 2,000 schools put together, new figures reveal.
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Nasa space shuttle programme: a retrospective
As the Atlantis prepares for the final mission of the space shuttle programme, an astronaut, a space policy analyst and a Nasa surgeon whose wife died on the Columbia reflect on the end of an era.
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Universities shake-up aims for value for money
As students face paying up to £9,000 a year for their undergraduate degrees, the Government sets out plans it hopes will ensure they get their money’s worth from university.
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Common drugs risking ‘elderly people’s health’
Side effects of common drugs could increase the risk of decline and death for older people, research suggests. A charity tells Channel 4 News more training on the health needs of the elderly is key.
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More people with Down’s syndrome developing dementia
People with Down’s syndrome are at greater risk of developing dementia much earlier than the general population. As they age, their families and carers are now struggling to cope, writes Tim Lawton.
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UK ‘missing out’ as drug giants slash vaccine prices
The world’s top drug makers slash vaccine prices in the developing world but industry experts say the radical change is a strategic business decision, not philanthropy.
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FactCheck: England’s record on rape
The claim “We’ve actually boosted the funding for Rape Crisis centres.” David Cameron MP, Prime Minister’s Questions, May 18, 2011
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‘Jail is not a deterrent’ in preventing knife crime
As another teenager is stabbed to death, experts in violence amongst young men tell Channel 4 News that the authorities are taking the wrong approach in dealing with knife crime.
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FactCheck: Tuition fees are up, but will uni places be cut too?
The claim “Filling a hole of half a billion pounds by cutting university places could mean over 30,000 fewer young people going to university.”