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		<title>Pre-Election Debate: MPs, Journalists and the Royal Holloway Debating Society</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alexandra Sanson and Fiona Redding report on the build up to the General Election


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2008/02/11/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Holloway welcomes Labour Society'>Holloway welcomes Labour Society</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2007/03/18/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sustainability debate held at Royal Holloway'>Sustainability debate held at Royal Holloway</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/01/29/a-political-forecast/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A political forecast'>A political forecast</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/03/12/pre-election-debate-mps-journalists-and-the-royal-holloway-debating-society/</link>
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		<title>An interview with your President for next year, Rachel Pearson.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Founder gets an exclusive Interview with next year's SU President.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2008/05/12/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The year in summary, an interview with VPSA Kate Manning'>The year in summary, an interview with VPSA Kate Manning</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/03/03/library-hours-extended-pressure-finally-pays-off/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Library Hours Extended: Pressure Finally Pays Off'>Library Hours Extended: Pressure Finally Pays Off</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2007/05/30/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: We speak to the SU President about Brunel'>We speak to the SU President about Brunel</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/03/12/an-interview-with-your-president-for-next-year-rachel-pearson/</link>
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		<title>Student use of ‘smart-drugs’ on the rise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The increasing trend for students using performance enhancing drugs in exams has lead to calls for universities to consider methods of stopping the problem, including random drug testing.
Cognitive enhancement drugs, such as Ritalin and modafinil, are easily available to buy over the internet and are used to increase the brain’s alertness; however according to Barbara [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2007/11/07/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Student arrives at Holloway with TB'>Student arrives at Holloway with TB</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/03/12/rise-in-university-applications-increases-competition/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Rise in University Applications Increases Competition'>Rise in University Applications Increases Competition</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2009/01/15/holloway-mourns-tragic-death-of-student/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Holloway mourns tragic death of student'>Holloway mourns tragic death of student</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/03/12/student-use-of-%e2%80%98smart-drugs%e2%80%99-on-the-rise/</link>
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		<title>Royal Holloway Academic leads the Fight Against Climate Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month saw a two day conference, Greenhouse gases in the Earth system: Setting the agenda to 2030 organised by one of Royal Holloway’s leading Earth Scientists, discussed the use of long-term monitoring to assess the effects of greenhouse gases on our planet
The conference aimed to debate “the use of long-term monitoring to understand greenhouse [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2009/03/26/royal-holloway-principal-steps-down/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Royal Holloway Principal steps down'>Royal Holloway Principal steps down</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2007/08/06/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Royal Holloway&#8217;s response to the Green League 2007'>Royal Holloway&#8217;s response to the Green League 2007</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2009/01/15/rhul-enjoys-success-in-2008-research-assessment-exercise/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: RHUL enjoys success in 2008 Research Assessment Exercise'>RHUL enjoys success in 2008 Research Assessment Exercise</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/03/12/royal-holloway-academic-leads-the-fight-against-climate-change/</link>
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		<title>Rise in University Applications Increases Competition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently published statistics have shown that university applications have reached record levels for the fourth year in a row, and this year could see over 200,000 prospective students missing out on a place at a UK university.
According to the latest figures from UCAS, applications are up almost a fifth on last year. At the moment [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2009/01/28/record-intake-for-uk-universities/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Record intake for UK universities'>Record intake for UK universities</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2008/01/25/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Higher education debate rages on'>Higher education debate rages on</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/01/29/mandelson-proposes-two-year-degrees/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mandelson proposes two year degrees'>Mandelson proposes two year degrees</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/03/12/rise-in-university-applications-increases-competition/</link>
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		<title>Library Hours Extended: Pressure Finally Pays Off</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Trial period for longer library opening hours begins


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2009/01/28/%e2%80%98nothing-but-dissatisfaction%e2%80%99-library-debate-opens-dialogue-with-college/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: ‘Nothing but dissatisfaction’: Library Debate opens dialogue with College'>‘Nothing but dissatisfaction’: Library Debate opens dialogue with College</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2008/12/11/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Egham Library re-opens'>Egham Library re-opens</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/01/29/a-big-result-for-students/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A BIG result for students?'>A BIG result for students?</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/03/03/library-hours-extended-pressure-finally-pays-off/</link>
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		<title>How To Disappear Completely &amp; Never Be Found</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s late on the Monday night of Reading week and I’ve met Tamsin and Ben in the Arts Building Foyer. They’ve just finished another near 3-hour rehearsal, and have been running Ben’s lines for 45 minutes after everyone else went home because the principal character, Charlie Hunt, barely leaves the stage throughout the entire run.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/01/29/the-habit-of-art-the-lyttleton-national-theatre/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Habit of Art, The Lyttleton, National Theatre'>The Habit of Art, The Lyttleton, National Theatre</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2007/10/22/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: End of the Rainbow &#8211; an interview with the director'>End of the Rainbow &#8211; an interview with the director</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/03/03/how-to-disappear-completely-never-be-found/</link>
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		<title>Commercial Awareness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A sense of commercial awareness isn't just for commerce; it's necessary in every job that involves money (i.e. all of them!)


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		<link>http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/02/25/commercial-awareness/</link>
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		<title>Bilingualism: double language, double standard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bilingualism is widely recognised as a valuable asset ... so why are the skills of bilingual speakers of non-European languages ignored in Western education?


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2008/08/19/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A Year in Hong Kong'>A Year in Hong Kong</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/02/25/bilingualism-double-language-double-standard/</link>
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		<title>Amazon’s Prices Kindle a Sense of Outrage in Macmillan Press, But Not Much Sense</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Amazon/Macmillan debacle: the only real loser is the author (as usual)...


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2008/10/15/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: It is time to free the press, not chain it up'>It is time to free the press, not chain it up</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.thefounder.co.uk/2010/02/25/amazon%e2%80%99s-prices-kindle-a-sense-of-outrage-in-macmillan-press-but-not-much-sense/</link>
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