It is a quintessential institution of the establishment, producing 13 British prime ministers, 10 chancellors of the exchequer and 17 archbishops. Among its former students are King Edward VII, Albert Einstein, Lewis Carroll and WH Auden. More...

Do academics need a journal that allows them to publish papers anonymously? The proposed Journal of Controversial Ideas “would enable people whose ideas might get them in trouble either with the left or with the right or with their own university administration, to publish under a pseudonym,” suggested Jeff McMahan, professor of moral philosophy at Oxford University and a driving force behind the project. More...

The research programme Creative Multilingualism, led by Oxford’s faculty of modern languages and involving five other universities including Birmingham City University, is collaborating with Punch Records to investigate the creative potential nurtured by multilingual communities in Birmingham and beyond. More...

Experts seeking to address male academic underachievement among boys and young men are calling for the introduction of a “take your son into university day” in an effort to increase male participation in higher education. More...

Parents are finding it harder to let go, and universities are responding by making them ‘part of the team’. More...

The people who tell us “We are the editors of the Journal of Controversial Ideas” (Letters, 19 November) claim in the next paragraph that “At present there is no Journal of Controversial Ideas” – funny set of editors then. More...

The Guardian University Awards (the “Awards”) recognise excellence in the UK’s best universities and are open to all recognised higher education institutes (those with degree-awarding powers) in the UK. The Awards are not open to employees or agencies of Guardian News and Media Limited (“GNM”), GNM group companies or their family members, or anyone else connected with the creation or administration of the Awards. More...

You may have a great project, but if you don’t sell it well, it runs the risk of being overlooked. Here’s how to stand out among hundreds. More...

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Our expert judges ensure that the Guardian Awards go to the very best entries submitted by UK universities. More...