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Selwyn College celebrates its 125th anniversary this year

'Poorer' college tops Cambridge degree table

Selwyn College has emerged as the front-runner in the annual league table of Cambridge University colleges' degree results, published exclusively today by The Independent.

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Selwyn College celebrates its 125th anniversary this year

'Poorer' college tops Cambridge degree table

Monday, 28 July 2008

Selwyn College has emerged as the front-runner in the annual league table of Cambridge University colleges' degree results, published exclusively today by The Independent.

15 per cent of all trainee teachers drop out before the end of their course

Alarm at rising drop-out rate for student teachers

Friday, 25 July 2008

The drop-out rate for would-be teachers is rising – with modern language and maths courses among those with the worst record.

Research shows that nearly half of all students are unsure whether it is good or bad for them to snack

Healthy snacking

Wednesday, 23 July 2008

Slotting into an eating routine as a student can be very difficult, which makes maintaining a healthy diet even harder.

Graduates overcharged

Tuesday, 22 July 2008

More than 20,000 graduates were charged for too many student loan repayments.

Go online to get the most out of clearing

How to find a course via UCAS Clearing

Monday, 21 July 2008

Clearing is not a last resort for disappointed students – it can provide a fresh choice in a variety of circumstances, says Darren Baker.

Students from a school in Didcot, Oxfordshire, receive their A-level results

Universities shun A-levels for own admissions tests

Thursday, 17 July 2008

At least 18 universities are setting their own admissions tests because they believe they can no longer rely on A-level results alone to gauge a candidate's ability, a report reveals today.

Independent/Bosch Technology Horizons Award: Writers capture China rising

Thursday, 17 July 2008

Technology is driving global change, but how exactly? Young writers put their fingers on the engineering button

Damilola Ajagbonna, 20, who hopes to become a teacher, had been an adviser to Unicef

Reprieve for 'model' student who was sent back to Nigeria

Wednesday, 16 July 2008

An immigrant who was deported to Nigeria despite being honoured by the Church of England for his contribution to British society has been given the right to return to the UK.

My story: anorexia

Tuesday, 15 July 2008

A 21-year-old female medical student and ambassador for beat, an eating disorder charity, tells us her story about dealing with anorexia.

Eating disorders are a huge problem in the UK that affect 1.1 million people, according to the charity Beating Eating Disorders

Eating disorders explained

Monday, 14 July 2008

Eating disorders are a huge problem in the UK that affect 1.1 million people, according to the charity Beating Eating Disorders (beat), but lots of people don’t understand that they are an illness.

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