With the USâ affirmative action policies once again thrust to the centre of public debate, Patricia GĂĄndara reflects on the measures used to deem students deserving of entrance to leading universities
Institutions face ânever-ending rollercoasterâ of assessment, conference hears
Academics express anxiety about ultimate reach of proposed policy tying gender to birth
Plan S task force leader suggests developed nations could contribute towards article processing charges in poorer sectors
The All Souls fellowship exam confirms everything you already knew about Oxford, yet the brilliance isnât in the answers but in the institution itself, writes Arabella Byrne
Sector representatives sceptical of âkickstarterâ spending
Scientific excellence must mean more than âhow good someone is with a round-bottom flaskâ, conference hears
Electoral win is not only route to political impact Your feature âPower drillâ (25 October) reported on US scientists who have sought to get themselves and other like-minded scholars into elected...
The possibility of a university failing as it is exposed to commercial forces could have consequences that ripple out far beyond campus
Chinaâs growing presence in Africa is causing many students to head to Asia rather than Western universities, says Zahir Irani
Matthew Reisz considers how childrenâs literature that draws on academic scholarship can hold lessons for readers of any age or social rank
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Book of the week: leaning in self-determinedly sidelines collective efforts to secure equality, says Emma Rees
Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the countryâs higher education system