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Episode 115 | NUS Policy Pod | 12/09/12

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This week the panel discuss the ongoing saga at London Met- are there wider implications for other Universities? We also discuss contextual admissions, the problem with student loan debt and there's ideas for the upcoming NUS Demo. With Rachel Wenstone (VP Higher Education) and Nick Entwistle (Research & Policy Officer HE)

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