Higher education
Pros and cons of minimum grades for student loans

Pros and cons of minimum grades for student loans
The new proposals could price disadvantaged pupils out of higher education, warn education experts
24 Feb 2022
The battle to keep China off European university campuses

The battle to keep China off European university campuses
Chinese institutes come under scrutiny as German publisher claims Xi Jinping is ‘sacrosanct and beyond discussion’
1 Nov 2021
‘Content warnings mean classics is apologising for its existence’ 

‘Content warnings mean classics is apologising for its existence’
Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
24 Aug 2021
Are too many people going to university in the UK?

Are too many people going to university in the UK?
Ministers urge school-leavers to consider alternative paths
12 Aug 2021
‘A change in grading could be a timely and useful way for the government to ‘reset’ A-levels’

‘A change in grading could be a timely and useful way for the government to ‘reset’ A-levels’
Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
11 Aug 2021
‘Being in the crony-demic gang seems to mean that you can ignore all of the rules all of the time’

‘Being in the crony-demic gang seems to mean that you can ignore all of the rules all of the time’
Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
16 Jul 2021
‘England’s one-sided football rivalry with Germany has lost its bite’ 

‘England’s one-sided football rivalry with Germany has lost its bite’
Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
28 Jun 2021

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‘Let down and neglected’: the key findings of MPs’ education report

‘Let down and neglected’: the key findings of MPs’ education report
Commons committee claim ‘white privilege’ contributing to ‘systemic neglect’ of white working-class pupils
22 Jun 2021
Why is the government planning to cut arts education funding by 50%?

Why is the government planning to cut arts education funding by 50%?
Proposal described by critics as ‘catastrophic’ and ‘an attack on the future of UK arts’
6 May 2021
Universities face student refund calls amid Covid disruption

Universities face student refund calls amid Covid disruption
Institutions under investigation as thousands of undergraduates remain locked down amid coronavirus outbreaks
29 Sep 2020
Should unconditional university offers be scrapped?

Should unconditional university offers be scrapped?
Education leaders call on watchdog to reform system, citing oversubscription to courses
28 Feb 2020
Pros and cons of ranking universities by graduate earnings

Pros and cons of ranking universities by graduate earnings
New government plans are rubbished by higher education experts
11 Feb 2020
Why anti-abortion activists are targeting UK universities

Why anti-abortion activists are targeting UK universities
National Union of Students reports rise of pro-life groups on campuses
6 Jan 2020
Is university worth the money?

Is university worth the money?
New government study examines whether the average UK student benefits economically from higher education
27 Nov 2018
Are essay-writing firms devaluing degrees?

Are essay-writing firms devaluing degrees?
University heads call on Department of Education to outlaw ‘cheating industry’
27 Sep 2018
The degrees that land graduates the highest salaries

The degrees that land graduates the highest salaries
First study of its kind shows economics tops earnings table - while creative arts rank lowest
15 Jun 2018
Disadvantaged students more likely to live at home

Disadvantaged students more likely to live at home
New report says that social mobility is the preserve of ‘white, middle class, privately educated young people’
27 Feb 2018