Universities are to hold a sector-wide inquiry into the increasing number of first-class and upper second-class degrees awarded, following a report that warns of potential damage to the integrity of UK higher education. More...

New figures showing male arts graduates earn less than non-graduates are familiar – but I’d never give up doing what I love. More...

One in three 18-year-olds applying for university places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland this year received some form of unconditional offer, figures show, sparking fresh debate about student recruitment and the effects of separating offers from A-level grades. More...

I juggled my studies with part-time employment, but there’s no sugar-coating the difficulties that came with it. More...

Head of management school lodges formal grievance as he is suspended alongside vice-chancellor. More...

Researchers at a Scottish university hope to make a breakthrough in the long hunt for a male pill, thanks to a grant of more than $900,000 that will allow them to screen thousands of existing drugs to see if they have potential. More...