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Postgraduate study risks becoming exclusive to the well-off, students warn

POSTGRADUATE study is at risk of becoming the preserve of the well-off, the National Union of Students conference heard today.

Delegates backed a call for substantial schemes of bursaries and grants for postgraduate students from low-income backgrounds.

Currently, privately educated students are overrepresented on postgraduate courses.

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