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• Fighting talk, as pay rises by 4% but vacancies fall
  At last salaries are on the up. But it's even tougher to get a jobAfter another week of gloomy employment forecasts, those preparing to graduate this summer and test the icy waters of the jobs market might be forgiven for wanting to dive back into bed and pull their duvets safely over their heads.With the economy suffering a worse than-expected contract […]
• Michael Gove criticised for awarding public funds to organisation he advised
  Education secretary made decision to give taxpayers' money to organisation that he had promoted as an adviser since 2007Michael Gove, the education secretary, awarded £2m of public money to an organisation that he promoted as an adviser for four years.The education secretary personally made the decision to give taxpayers' money to an organisation t […]
• How will £9,000 tuition fees affect students? We'll be finding out | Will Hutton
  Our commission will look at whether the increase has a negative impact on applications – especially from the disadvantagedA vast social experiment begins in September. Many of England's universities and colleges will start charging £9,000 tuition fees a year plus real interest rates for their students – money that will have to be borrowed. That's u […]
• First ever crime writing MA launched
  London's City University says creation of course is in response to student demandAs the underworld steadily increases its grip on literary culture, City University in London is turning to crime, with the launch of an MA devoted to teaching crime fiction and thriller writing.Launched in response to student demand, and to the growing popularity of the gen […]
• Applying for a training contract? Read this first | Alex Aldridge
  Alex Aldridge tackles some questions from DLA Piper's application form so you don't have toWhat skills do you believe you would need to have as a commercial lawyer?Firstly, commercial lawyers need to be good at exams, because without decent A-level and university grades they won't get through a firm's first round application form sift. Th […]