Diana Green, vice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, says there are huge, tangible benefits from students.

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According to new research published by Sheffield Hallam University on Thursday, cuts to benefit payments will "widen the gaps in prosperity".

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Last October, an independent evaluation of the NDC scheme by researchers from Sheffield Hallam University identified a number of "teething difficulties".

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Mr O'Dwyer, a Sheffield Hallam University student, previously said he was "surprised" when police officers from the UK and US seized equipment at his home in South Yorkshire in November 2010.

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