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“Science tells you that your opinion is worthless. That’s difficult”

“Science tells you that your opinion is worthless. That’s difficult”

The NS Interview: Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw, physicists

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Examiners caught

Examiners caught "cheating" by telling teachers which questions to expect

An investigation by the Telegraph lays bare the problem of exam boards competing for business from schools.

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Shouting down David Willetts

Shouting down David Willetts

Last night a lecture at Cambridge by the minister for higher education was cancelled following a student protest.

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The uses of role models

The uses of role models

Can inspirational LGBT figures help the victims of homophobic bullying?

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Targeting foreign students is a mistake

Targeting foreign students is a mistake

In a cynical bid to curb immigration, the government has tightened the screws on the higher education sector.

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Fees, Lib Dems and political Islam: the real concerns on campus

Fees, Lib Dems and political Islam: the real concerns on campus

Forget the old idea that students don’t care about wider politics, says David Miliband. My tour of universities makes me even more certain that Labour can begin to meet the need for renewing how people engage.

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Poverty, not lack of morals, was to blame for the riots

Poverty, not lack of morals, was to blame for the riots

Evidence published by the Ministry of Justice discredits Gove's view on the causes of the riots.

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Editors in last-ditch plea to scrap teacher anonymity

Editors in last-ditch plea to scrap teacher anonymity

Society of Editors call for changes to new Education Bill.

Has Labour abandoned the fight against Gove's school reforms?

Has Labour abandoned the fight against Gove's school reforms?

Westminster seems to have signed off on education reforms. But the grassroots haven't.

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Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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