Universities

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Institutions under investigation as thousands of undergraduates remain locked down amid coronavirus outbreaks

College cities across America are seeing surges in coronavirus cases as new academic year begins

Education secretary mulling 2021 exams delay amid warnings that pandemic has boosted inequality

History and biology results among the hardest hit subjects

New analysis compares earnings of graduates in UK and other countries as A-level grades chaos prompts admissions overload

Teachers and pupils appeal for clarity over appeals process as universities say they cannot hold places

Institutions asked to hold places for A-level students appealing grades in England following results row in Scotland

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 4 August

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 3 August

‘Triple threat’ of Brexit, tightening budgets and unchecked expansion may be to blame

Price of survival may be more state control and less focus on the arts

Government split over bailing out struggling higher education institutions

Education leaders call on watchdog to reform system, citing oversubscription to courses

Revenue from UK higher education is booming, fuelled in part by increased demand from overseas

Lecturers, librarians and other staff to walk out at 74 institutions from 20 February

New survey reveals fears for freedom of expression at universities

New government plans are rubbished by higher education experts

Student union branded ‘pathetic’ after suggesting firearms may have ‘triggering’ effect on some attendees

National Union of Students reports rise of pro-life groups on campuses

Institutions put on warning list owing to ‘unrealistic’ student intake projections

Concern is rising over reports of sexual misconduct on UK campuses

Milestone arrives 20 years after Tony Blair set it as a target

Home Office set to reverse Theresa May’s tougher curbs in bid to attract ‘brightest and best’ after Brexit

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 22 August

The Student Loans Company holds £28m of unclaimed overpayments

Labour is calling for drastic overhaul of current system

Augar inquiry commissioned by Theresa May tries to tackle concerns about skills gaps

Two new schemes designed to boost proportion of underprivileged new students to 25% by 2023

ONS figures reveals phenomenon of ‘underemployed’ growing

Dozens of baristas will be offered the chance to earn a free online degree in pilot scheme

Lincoln University academic triggered controversy with comments on female oppression, Islam and terrorism

Peter Boghossian’s bid to expose politically correct ‘nonsense’ included rewriting Mein Kampf with ‘feminist buzzwords’ thrown in

The elite universities admit more students from handful of private institutions than from almost 3,000 other schools combined