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Study finds 33.3% of squad went to private schools, up nine percentage points from 24% in 2016 team
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Letter: A reader who was a university programme director responds to the news that personal statements are to be scrapped
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To mark the end of the personal statement for university applications in Britain, we would like to see your old ones
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Doctoral student at Renmin University of China school of liberal arts in Beijing posted recordings on Weibo
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Education secretary acknowledged crisis in sector with many institutions facing severe financial difficulties
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The evolutionary expert discusses the triumphs and challenges of the groundbreaking research on Galápagos Islands finches she undertook with her husband, Peter
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Balls, bikes, possibly boredom. As the summer holidays begin, and nostalgia for the good old days kicks in, it’s worth wondering if it really was better back then
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These hated essays are going to be scrapped. Itâs good news for those who canât afford private tutors â and for those who had to read them, says writer Max Fletcher
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Ruling in favor of University of Texas at Austin is setback for movement that ended race-conscious admissions
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We’d like to hear from recent UK graduates how it has been to find their first graduate roles after university
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Social mobility experts welcome change in which students will instead be asked to answer three questions
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The parents glow with pride, while the students cringe with embarrassment. Underneath it all is the terrifying awareness of time getting a march on us, writes Adrian Chiles
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First post-pandemic study of attainment gap finds pupils from low-income families have fallen further behind richer peers except in London
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Programme due to close after its launch four years ago to help children in England catch up after Covid crisis