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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Nerd News: UK Universities Facing Massive Budget Cuts and Fines

Ouch, baby. Very ouch.
Posted by Mad Minerva at 9:04 PM
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Labels: academia, big government, cost of education, financial meltdown on campus, higher education, UK

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