Best way to fight memory loss

A BBC team with the help of Newcastle University recruited 30 volunteers and randomly divided them into three groups and asked to do a particular activity for three hours a week for the next eight weeks. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=243

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Things are remembered together when they are similar, contrast or appear together contiguous. - Aristotle (384â€"322 B.C.) More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=242

July Newsletter

Our July newsletter has just been published. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=241

National tests for England's infants 'could return'

Ministers are planning to revive national tests for seven-year-olds in England, according to the Times Educational Supplement. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=240

University inspections face overhaul

The ways in which university watchdogs protect standards in England, Wales and Northern Ireland face a major overhaul in plans expected this week. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=239

4 in 10 students say university poor value

Four in 10 of the first students to pay higher fees do not believe their courses have been good value for money, a survey for BBC Radio 5 live suggests. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=238

Intern workday restricted to 17 hours

Goldman Sachs introduced new work hours for summer interns after Bank of America Merrill Lynch intern died from seizure induced by all-nighters. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=237

June Newsletter

Our June newsletter is now available. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=236

Online courses for sixth formers

Three free online programmes, aimed at helping sixth-formers bridge the gap between school and university, are due to launch this summer. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=235

'Dyslexia not linked to eyesight'

Research teams from Bristol and Newcastle universities say that dyslexia is not linked to any problems with eyesight. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=234

New maths GCSEs too hard

Three of the four main English exam boards had made their papers too hard, according to exams regulator Ofqual. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=232

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Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=232