By Chris Havergal. Earnings gap greater in UK and US, suggests Institute of Education research. A new report from the Institute of Education, which looked at 40,000 males aged 25 to 59 in 24 countries, reveals striking examples of how inequality can be transmitted from one generation to the next. More...

By Chris Havergal. Students will join prisoners in what the institution says is a European first. Students from the University of Durham’s School of Applied Social Sciences will join an equal number of offenders serving time at HMP Durham and HMP Frankland for a 10-week course in criminal justice, covering topics such as whether prison works, the causes of crime, and drugs law. More...

By Chris Havergal. Amount spent on bursaries and grants cut by almost £40 million last year. Scottish government spending on student bursaries and grants was cut by more than £35 million last year, forcing learners to take out larger loans to fund their way through university, it has emerged. More...

By John Elmes. UUK report warns over consequences of switch to School Direct. The government’s shift towards a school-led system of initial teacher training (ITT) has made it “unsustainable” for universities to employ full-time members of staff, a report has found. More...

By John Morgan. Whitehall civil servant Maddalaine Ansell has been named as the next University Alliance chief executive. More...

By Chris Parr. Former employee made claims about standards on electronics course. An investigation into the academic standards of an electronics course at Anglia Ruskin University, initiated after concerns were raised by a former member of staff, has found no substantive evidence of dumbing down. More...

By Jack Grove. The for-profit education sector is likely to boom over the next few years, an investment bank has predicted. More...

By Jack Grove. The small number of women taking maths at A level may explain why only about a quarter of economics students are female, a new study says. More...

By Jack Grove. Staff at older universities will begin a marking boycott next week in a row over pension changes. More...