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fellow
Senior member of the academic staff of a college or university.

field trip
Trip that students go on as part of their studies. Students usually have to do practical work while on the trip.

first-class honours/first
Highest grade given for first degree. An overall mark of at least 70% is needed to gain first class honours.

foundation course
One-year full-time course to prepare a student for entry to a degree programme in a particular subject.

freshers’ week
See ’intro week’.

full-time
For a study visa, full-time means attendance for at least 15 hours of organised study each week. Generally, a full-time course is one where you may be expected to attend all or part of every weekday.

FE
Further education. Non-compulsory education taken after school-leaving age (16-18 years). Usually used to describe education between school and higher education (university).