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"Parlez-vous français?" Probably not, as the number of modern languages students falls

The number of students taking modern languages at university fell by 12 per cent for 2012/13

Woman's body found in university lake

Police are investigating the discovery of a woman's body in the University of East Anglia's lake

Oxford student latest to receive Twitter bomb threat

An Oxford University student is among the female journalists to receive a bomb threat on the social networking site

University of London bans student protests

Student demonstrators have been told they could face prosecution should they protest in certain areas of the campus

Female graduates fare better than men in the hunt for jobs

The proportion of unemployed male graduates significantly outnumbers unemployed female grads, recent statistics show

100,000 more international students in the next five years

The number of foreign students studying at UK higher institutions is expected to rise by 20 per cent, according to government estimates

William Shatner: The Star Trek actor starred in a science fiction film called Incubus in 2003, which was made entirely in Esperanto – but with English subtitles – in an attempt to promote the language

Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton? Esperanto speakers launch new drive to gain international recognition

Language was devised 125 years ago, but to be fair it has had an up and down history

University research funding increases by more than £7bn

Research funding for universities has increased by £7bn in the last two decades, according to data released by the National Audit Office.

Lib dem leader Nick Clegg promised to phase out tuition fees in his party's 2010 election manifesto

Nick Clegg braves ghosts of the past with election pledge to keep tuition fees

Decision to raise university fees to a maximum £9,000 a year provoked biggest crisis as Lib Dem leader

Michael Gove's new curriculum will be taught from September next year

Michael Gove's reforms could spell the end of AS levels

Poll shows that less than one in seven believe the exam will still be valuable for pupils under Education Secretary's reforms

Student guide attacked for sexist messaging

A guide published by Endsleigh and promoted by UCAS has come under fire for negative gender stereotyping

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One of the highest grossing shows in the Royal Court's history, Laura Wade's hit is now at the West End's Duke of York's Theatre. It features the elite Oxford student dining society, the Riot Club. The fictional body echoes the Bullingdon Club of Cameron, Osborne, and Boris Johnson fame.

Rich pupils get the best university places

Just 0.1 per cent of students on free school meals win places at Oxbridge, according to DfE figures

Fewer white teens applying to university as applications from black pupils soar

Ucas data shows fewer than three in 10 white 18-year-olds have applied to start degree courses this autumn

London universities worst for crime - with KCL the riskiest

Students at universities in London are most at risk of crime, according to new research

The fourth generation iPad previously stopped at the 64GB version

Students bring more than £2,000 of stuff to university

Today's technology-savvy students are taking more than £2,000 worth of possessions to university with them, according to a survey.

 
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