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Testing hypotheses is the only way for pupils to understand concepts of what is true, argues the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Harry Kroto. So why are we neglecting this vital area?
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- Chalk Talk: Will the real Education Secretary please stand up?
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Proposed new immigration laws could deprive colleges of overseas students they depend on
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David Willetts: 'We must radically rethink the way we see higher education'
It is a year to the day since David Willetts first took up his post as Universities Minister. Since then, he has had to endure his fair share of heckling from students opposed to his plans for raising tuition fees to up to £9,000 a year, engage in a battle to get his fees proposals through the Commons and spent hours burning the midnight oil on a White Paper on the future of higher education – which should see the light of day later this summer.
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