Tuition fees, terrorism and terseness

Support tuition fees, Lib Dems told
CentreForum thinktank says opposing tuition fees is "regressive" policy that distributes money from poor to rich
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/02/tuition-fees-liberal-democrats

For more higher education news:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/highereducation

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Students

'I can't afford to stay at university past Christmas'
Forcing his family into debt or giving up his degree: the stark choice facing Joe Stubbs, a middle-income student
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/02/funding-middle-income-students-financial-hardship

For more on students http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/students

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Research

Public spaces, secret weapons
Academics call for more courses to teach town planners how to prevent and mitigate terrorist attacks. Louise Tickle reports
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/02/town-planning-terror-attack-management

Exploring the evil in our midst
Some men and women love to study the men (and the women) who see women as evil
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/02/improbable-research-evil-women

For more on research:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/research

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Comment

Longing for brevity I'll keep this brief, as I know we're short of space, writes Jonathan Wolff http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/02/brevity-writing-precis-summarising

For more comment:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/highereducation+tone/comment

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University guide 2009

How they ranked
View our university league tables, covering all full-time, undergraduate courses at higher education institutions in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
http://education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide2009/

How the tables are compiled
http://education.guardian.co.uk/university2009/story/0,,2276943,00.html

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International student fees 2008-09

View our exclusive fees tables for a comparison of prices for home/EU students and international students, for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at all universities and higher education colleges around the UK.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/page/internationalfees

More news and advice for international students:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/internationalstudents

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Higher education funding tables

Full funding results by institution for England for 2008-09
http://education.guardian.co.uk/universityfunding/page/0,,2262402,00.html

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Courses

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