Some firms have decided not to be the invisible force behind the e-learning efforts of established universities, but rather to become brands known in their own right as a place for students to find courses.

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Joan Harbison, of the Equality Commssion, said people with learning difficulties should make their views known to the Northern Ireland Office.

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The Yale team has discovered that it seems to impact on the functioning of a second area known as the hippocampus, which is known to be essential to learning.

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