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Social networking to fund Oxford MBA

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Submitted by editor on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 23:00
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A 28 year-old Vancouver man has started an online campaign asking people to donate $3 each towards his Oxford degree.

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Facebook: an ‘educational’ time-waster

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Submitted by editor on Mon, 23/06/2008 - 10:12
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Students who use social networking sites may be doing themselves an educational favour, a study suggests.

Become a fan of FS magazine on Facebook and save my dignity!

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Submitted by Hannah Johnson on Fri, 13/06/2008 - 13:03
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It's a sad day when a grown man’s career is thrown into the hands of Facebook. But in the context of today’s hit-maxing, user-centric whirlwind of PR Hipness, this is exactly what happened.

Facebook faces new privacy attacks

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Submitted by editor on Tue, 03/06/2008 - 10:48
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Facebook is facing fresh criticism for allegedly breaching privacy laws.

Can Facebook lower uni drop-out rates?

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Submitted by editor on Mon, 12/05/2008 - 14:02
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Does Facebook make it starting university an easier process? Researchers at the University of Leicester are trying to find out whether social networking sites can help the transition to university and minimise the chances of new students quitting their courses.

Do we still care?

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Submitted by Kate Dunn on Tue, 08/04/2008 - 11:29
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‘Student’ and ‘apathy’ are words that go together very easily. Is it true that students no longer care about making a difference? We look at the evidence.

Facebook flaw exposes Paris’ pics

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Submitted by editor on Wed, 26/03/2008 - 15:23
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Further fears regarding Facebook’s privacy settings have been raised, after a hacker managed to access photos belonging to notoriously private Paris Hilton.

Uni applicants checked on Facebook

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Submitted by editor on Fri, 11/01/2008 - 12:36
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Pictures of festive drunken excesses or risqué status updates on your Facebook profile might be damaging your chances of getting into a top university.

New marking scheme provokes student backlash

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Warwick Boar
Submitted by editor on Mon, 17/12/2007 - 14:38
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Plans set forth by the University which would alter the way degrees are assessed – including a larger gap between possible marks for 2:1 and first classifications – have met resistance from both the student and academic community. The piloting of a new ‘17 Grade Point Marking Scale’ will be trailed this year across 11 departments, although it will not count towards the degrees of students affected. If the scheme is adopted, it would come into effect next year pending any changes.