The Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills is running a campaign to get more than a third of 16 and 17-year-olds to consider taking a degree. The First to Go initiative is targeting young people whose parents did not attend higher education, and stressing that financial support is available. Skills Secretary John Denham said: "Nobody should be put off considering higher education for financial reasons." The deadline for higher education applications for this year is 15 January....


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