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Lack of help for dyslexic children 'costing £1.8bn a year'
Delay in providing specialist educational support to children with dyslexia is needlessly costing the UK £1.8bn a year, charity warns
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Headteachers angry at Sats 'nightmare'
National tests that will be taken by more than one million children this month struck by computer problems
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Change of director for DCSF announced
Ralph Tabberer, who is taking a leave of absence from the Department for Children, Schools and Families, to be replaced by Jon Coles
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Education union attacks 'creeping privatisation'
UK's reputation for educational excellence is being damaged, says the University and College Union
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Nottingham 'student' detained under Terrorism Act
Two men have been arrested on the University of Nottingham's campus under the Terrorism Act, police confirm

Professor warned for revealing student's details
Senior academic at Lancaster University receives written warning for making 'illicit disclosures' after responding to a mother's complaint about her son's tuition

University guide 2009

Doing what they do best
Which institutions have fared well in our rankings? Our writers pick out some of the top performers

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League tables are here to stay
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How plumbing killed off pilates
The cut in funding for adult education has affected all socio-economic groups, but worst hit are manual workers. Peter Kingston reports
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The art of attending a seminar
Seminars can be a stimulating way of testing knowledge or they can be an excruciating test of how much silence it is possible for a group of people to bear before coughing, says Harriet Swain
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Students struggle to find a winning hand
John Sutherland: Go and enjoy the film 21 - and try to ignore those nagging fears about the looming student loan crunch
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Redressing the balance
The education bill brings us one step closer to making schools fairer, says Fiona Millar
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Degrees of funding
To get more graduates, support part-time students, says David Latchman
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Gap year stories

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Young composers' competition 2008

New talent, new scores
Sharpen your pencils and get ready for the 10th Young Composers' Competition. Peter Kingston reports
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E-learning

Getting social at university
Harriet Swain looks at how higher education is getting more out of the web
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The language of integration
The danger is of hitting the target but missing the point of teaching English, says Duncan O'Leary
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University funding 2008-09

Scotland: Summary of 2008-09 grant tables
Settlements for universities in Scotland, in alphabetical order

England: Hefce funding 2008-09
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RAE 2008: The race for funding

League table predicts RAE frontrunners
Universities approach next hurdle for the 2008 research assessment exercise - the deadline for submissions
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Eric Thomas: Metrics deserve a measured response
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University funding grants 2007-08

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