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Harvard don warns over future of British universities, reports @Telegraph.

Many UK universities do not consider candidates' backgrounds when offering places, research suggests, writes BBC.

Universities must recruit 3,700 more state school students, says Government-backed report in @Telegraph. #ukedchat

Top universities 'have become less representative', reports BBC.

Students 'must pay back loans sooner' to offset cuts in public spending on higher education, writes @Telegraph.

Govt should revive the term 'polytechnic' argues a report into the future of English HE, reports BBC. #ukedchat

Head master of King's College School, Wimbledon, talks about new Oxbridge admissions, @thetimes (££).

Killer apps to revolutionise school learning, education leader says in @thetimes (££). #ukedchat

A chance for girls in country 'like no place on Earth' - UK private school offers help for scheme in Sudan, via TES.

Overseas students are good for British #boardingschools – and British pupils, via @telegraph. #ukedchat

Comprehensive pupils do better at uni than privately-educated students, studies confirm, via @guardian. #ukedchat

Killer apps to revolutionise school learning, education leader says in @thetimes (££). #ukedchat

Inspectors on the hunt for extremism - Private schools have been monitored for radicalisation, reports TES. #ukedchat

Leading headmaster calls for abolition of 11-plus, reports @Telegraph. #ukedchat

Porn stars could teach sex education, says Mark Slater, head of The Leys in Cambridge, via @Telegraph. #ukedchat

Poll of admissions staff reveals 30% ignore any sporting achievements outlined in students' CVs, via @Independent.

Overseas students are good for British #boardingschools – and British pupils, via @telegraph. #ukedchat

Comprehensive pupils do better at uni than privately-educated students, studies confirm, via @guardian. #ukedchat

Universities must recruit 3,700 more state school students, says Government-backed report in @Telegraph. #ukedchat

Students 'must pay back loans sooner' to offset cuts in public spending on higher education, writes @Telegraph.

Harvard don warns over future of British universities, reports @Telegraph.

Many UK universities do not consider candidates' backgrounds when offering places, research suggests, writes BBC.

Universities must recruit 3,700 more state school students, says Government-backed report in @Telegraph. #ukedchat

Top universities 'have become less representative', reports BBC.