Help for professions urged

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Employers and universities could help boost recruitment to the graduate professions by offering additional bursaries to undergraduates on relevant degree courses, according to the "Gateways to the Professions" report produced by Sir Alan Langlands, vice-chancellor of Dundee University. While the report notes that there is "no evidence" that the introduction of tuition fees in 1998 provided a disincentive for people to go to university, it does note that bursaries should be considered for courses leading to careers in architecture, engineering, law, social care, teaching or medicine.

Financial management, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, College & Student Grants NEC, Finance, Reports, Universities and colleges, Company financing, Student financial aid, Student aid, Langlands, Alan, Student assistance programs

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Dyslexics are 'more likely to get a first'

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Dyslexic university students may be more likely to attain a first-class degree than their peers, according to research conducted by a team at Plymouth University. The study, which also revealed that dyslexic students are no more likely than their peers to drop out, revealed that 7.4% of dyslexic students monitored received a first in 2002-2003, compared to only 6.4% of their peers.

Influence, Dyslexia, Educational aspects

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Birth date can boost entry by up to 20%

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A new study published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England reveals that teenagers born in September are 20% more likely to go on to university that those born in August. The study also revealed how entrenched the divisions between the children of poor and affluent neighbourhoods are.

Demographic aspects

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