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people have applied to university despite top-up fees, including from poor backgrounds.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/6592043.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6592043.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:48:07 GMT</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42845000/jpg/_42845737_lecture1_66x49b.jpg"/></item><item><title>Scottish students &apos;in less debt&apos;</title><description>Scottish students earn less than their English counterparts but are in less debt, research suggests.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/4466692.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4466692.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2005 17:01:21 GMT</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" 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