History A-Level
Education and intellectual life
What Education and intellectual life means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Education and intellectual life
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The 1863 statute restored university autonomy, letting councils appoint professors and manage internal affairs, which encouraged a more independent intellectual climate.
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