Britain begins to reverse the brain-drain
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Anthony Giddens, director of the London School of Economics and a close associate of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, has played a key role in attracting leading professors from the US and the rest of Europe to the institution. He believes that UK universities still cannot compete with the very attractive offers being made to leading academics by their counterparts in the US, but feels that the quality of intellectual community in the UK is reviving. Top academics are being attracted by the positive image of London, England, but universities are still struggling to retain them.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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The way to your place
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Would-be students who do not hold an offer from a university can apply for entry through the United Kingdom clearing system, run by UCAS. Would-be students should be available rather than going on holiday, and they are more likely to secure a place if they are active in contacting universities. There were more than 40,000 applicants through the clearing scheme oin 1996 with vacancies in more than 17,000 courses. Vacancies are easier to find in some subjects, and less available in subjectslike medicine for which demand is high.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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Sky-high cost of a place to sleep
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The cost of places in university accommodation in the UK has risen sharply over recent years. Some school-leavers are now unwilling to go to university because they do not wish to accumulate large debt burdens.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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