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Students to miss out as university applications soar
A record number of students applied for university places this year but unions warned funding cuts would leave many disappointed.
Engineering a future: Why a new diploma is a hit with the girls
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King's College set to expand into Somerset House
King's College London is celebrating a triumph of sorts. After 180 years of coveting the East wing of Somerset House, and after many false dawns, it has finally got its hands on it. The men from the Inland Revenue who occupied the lovely neo-classical building have left, and the college is to expand, acquiring an architectural gem and more space.
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