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Course at Ghent University will use singer-songwriter’s work as springboard to explore history of English literatureMuch of the syllabus for Elly McCausland’s course at Ghent University reads like a who’s who of English literature, dotted with works by…
Critics argue that university’s preference toward legacy applicants exacerbates existing inequalities in higher educationIn the aftermath of the supreme court’s decision to strike down race-conscious admissions at universities in June, progressive Demo…
Concerns that ‘cancel culture’ is blighting universities appear unfounded, according to OfS reportNearly nine in 10 students in England feel free to express their opinions and beliefs, according to a government-backed survey that contrasts with claims …
Ucas tells applicants to act quickly to avoid disappointment, with A-level results due in England, Wales and Northern Ireland next weekStudents who miss out on their expected exam grades face fierce competition for university places this summer, with f…
Study shows cost of living influencing students’ choice, with fears of limiting effect on career options‘I’m better off at home’: the commuter studentOne in three students starting university this year may opt to live at home, according to new research…
More than 850,000 made repayments while their income was too low in 2021-22 , according to an investigationHundreds of thousands of UK graduates made unnecessary repayments on their student loans last year, worth more than £100m, while earning below th…
Trust says it will not ‘weigh in’ on debates over college memorials but has undergone its own ‘soul-searching’ over colonialismThe head of the body that awards the Rhodes scholarship – the oldest and most prestigious international graduate award – has …
Raising tuition fees during cost of living crisis is not going to happen ‘in a million years’, says Robert HalfonThe higher education minister, Robert Halfon, has decisively ruled out lifting the cap on student tuition fees in England, despite increasi…
President of Universities UK says ‘massive expansion’ of applicants after Covid will make places harder to secureStudents could face tougher competition for places on some courses at leading universities this year after a “massive expansion” of applica…
After supreme court struck down affirmative action, legacy admissions scrutinized as race-based discriminationThe US Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University’s policies on legacy admissions, which give an edge to appl…