County responds to higher calling

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Cumbria is the second largest county in England but it has the second smallest population, which justifies the decision not to build the new Cumbria University. Instead, the university's 17,000 students and 1,500 staff will be disperse across Carlisle, Lancaster and Ambleside in a move to revive the multisite 'distributed' model of higher education.

Facilities & equipment, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Management dynamics, Colleges and universities, England, Management, Demographic aspects, Buildings and facilities, Company business management, Cumbria, England

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Is a return to grants really the answer?

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The NUS wants more bursaries made available to older students. The situation for students in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland is discussed.

Analysis, Finance, Students, Scholarships, Scholarships (Financial aid)

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Colleges protect livestock in crisis

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Colleges are restricting access to their premises and telling students not to go home incase they spread foot and mouth disease.

Agricultural policy, Disease transmission, Foot-and-mouth disease, Foot and mouth disease

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