Access to university
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I'm not happy with my degree course – can I switch?Transferring to a different course is an option – but consider this before you jump ship -
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Oxford 'spends £108,000' to recruit each extra low-income studentNew figures reveal scale of challenge as pupils from independent schools still over-represented in admissions
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The IGCSE: if it’s good enough for Eton, why not for our local schools?The government’s decision to ban the alternative to GCSEs was as political as the earlier move to include them
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Cambridge University has a problem with race. Now it must admit itCambridge University has a problem with race. Now it must admit it
Micha Frazer-CarrollThe experiences of the academic Priyamvada Gopal are all too familiar. It’s time for universities to listen, says Micha Frazer-Carroll, welfare and rights officer at Cambridge University Students’ Union -
David Dimbleby’s departure poses an interesting questionLetters: Miles Secker says top jobs are no longer reserved for Oxbridge graduates; Neil Wigglesworth thinks Question Time should be hosted by both a male and female journalist; Richard Goude thinks more women should be given a chance -
Where’s best for an ambitious young person: Love Island or Oxbridge?More people in 2017 applied to appear on the ITV reality show than to attend Oxford or Cambridge. Here is a cost-benefit analysis for potential applicants -
Oxbridge: bucking the trend, or hogging the limelight?Letters: Adult education is flourishing at Oxford, writes Jonathan Michie, and Michael Pyke is sick of the Oxbridge coverage while our schools are in chaos
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Oxford and Cambridge university colleges hold £21bn in richesGuardian study reveals how wealth of nearly 70 colleges is held in estates, endowments and artworks -



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