The latest QS world university rankings reveal that Oxford is top in the UK for the first time – although the US still leads overall. More...

Salary uplift of some degrees in UK exceeds that gained from private education, says study. More...

Figures for England and Wales show greater social mobility but racial diversity ‘not happening fast enough’. More...

In the US, I was coerced into teaching a prepackaged course that stifled creativity. I fear UK universities are not far behind. More...

But moves are under way to use next year as a chance to raise the profile of adult learning. The centenary of an epic report on adult education, produced by the wartime Ministry of Reconstruction and published in 1919 and which set the framework for educating adults for much of the last century, is a spark to set our ambitions alight. More...

Tertiary education in England is heavily skewed in favour of universities, but offers poor value for money for students and the economy, according to a critical report by the House of Lords. More...

Anti-fraud agency Hedd warns graduates not to post pictures of certificates on social media. More...

A survey of illegal drug use among students has suggested it may not be as prevalent as indicated by earlier research, with almost three-quarters of those who took part claiming not to have used drugs at university. More...

Universities obsess about the government’s Research Excellence Framework, known as the Ref, with good reason. The four-yearly exercise determines not only where around £2bn a year of public funding will go, but where universities and individual departments will rank in league tables. More...

If someone you know is finding the going tough, here’s what you can do to help them. More...