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		<title>OFFA responds to changes to student support system</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>UCAS applications for England up 10.1% for 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Universities spend 25% of additional fee income on access measures in 2006-7</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>OFFA welcomes Government announcement on student support package</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>OFFA publishes guidance on provision of online financial information for prospective students</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>OFFA response to latest UCAS figures</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>OFFA welcomes the announcement by Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell on plans for a new national student finance service</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Offering places at &#8216;discounted prices&#8217; to fill course vacancies would be a risky approach warns OFFA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Latest UCAS application figures remain encouraging</title>
		<link>http://www.offa.org.uk/press-releases/latest-ucas-application-figures-remain-encouraging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Underlying upward trend in UCAS application figures is reassuring says Director of OFFA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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