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Chemistry World May 19, 2010 Hayley Birch	Could rising graduate debt hit science hard? The Russell Group, which represents the UK's elite universities, has suggested that students should pay more towards the cost of university degrees. But increases in graduate debt could have unwelcome repercussions for scientific research and graduates with science degrees.
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Chemistry World February 9, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Foreign Postgrad Vetting Proposals 'Absolutely Unnecessary' A controversial new scheme for vetting foreign postgraduate students wishing to study in the UK has been slammed as 'absolutely unnecessary, completely over-the-top and counter-productive' by a leading member of parliament.
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