Barring people with no A levels from student loans is too simplistic
Such students’ uneven degree results suggest that we might be funnelling some young people into university too early, says Alex Blakemore

Such students’ uneven degree results suggest that we might be funnelling some young people into university too early, says Alex Blakemore

Chancellor says government wants to make improvements but insists other priorities will take precedence

UK science minister says missed deadline for postdoctoral grants was ‘mistake’ unrelated to funding shake-up as he defends reform agenda

Focus on physical fitness and psychological support for staff and students, with universities also urged to provide more training

Largest provider of English language testing says online assessments favoured by government could undermine academic integrity

Newly crowned winner of Holberg Prize raises alarm over job losses and shuttering of courses across UK

Secrecy rules tacked on to complaints processes leave students ‘disempowered’ and unable to access social or professional help, ombudsman finds

Drop in institutional autonomy of 50 per cent since 2015 means country is now only rated as ‘moderate’ by experts


Government urged to accept proposed reforms after panel recommends measures to protect work across broad range of disciplines

Several leading institutions have gifted millions of dollars to their local areas of late, but scholars say efforts must be seen as more than a ‘PR drive’

Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study

We need greater openness among scholars on both the left and right to revise their views in light of counter-argument, says Martyn HammersleyÂ

House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person

Government pulls money as part of efforts to prioritise funding for young people but universities say move ‘not in interests of economy’