Employees at 54 institutions spent £204m on corporate credit cards, FoI data shows. More...
24 août 2018
Is clearing leaving students feeling anxious and isolated?
Getting a university place through clearing is now mainstream – but the transition to an unexpected institution can be difficult. More...
Clearing shows how the government's university market has failed
What has been the most important higher education policy change of the last 10 years? Most would instinctively say £9,000 tuition fees. It’s the issue that has garnered the most media attention, started the most spats on social media and sparked the most political controversy. More...
Three ways to secure your university future after A-level disappointment
If you’re staring at worse-than-expected A-level results, and you’ve missed out on your uni offer, you may feel confused about what to do next – as well as disappointed. More...
Better A-level grades than expected? Time for Ucas adjustment
Result! You’ve hit your grades and then some. Ucas adjustment is where you get to upgrade your degree. More...
What to do when A-level results day goes wrong
I failed to make my Oxford grades and couldn’t face my insurance option. Here’s how I made my plan B. More...
Restore grant system for poor students, urges Russell Group chief
Group recommends ‘living wage’ grant for students eligible for free school meals to allay debt fears. More...
Let’s not pile even more pressure on teens over their A-level results
A surge in unconditional university offers has caused an uproar, but making young people apply after they have their grades is not the answer. More...
Universities staff put trips to Vegas and strip club 'on expenses'
Labour’s antisemitism code
I think I understand the reasoning behind the Labour NEC’s view that if some International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance examples were in a disciplinary code it might rule out any critique of Israeli government policies. More...
Electric cars go like clockwork for me
I missed the article about driving the Tesla (Road to zero: Has the electric revolution really arrived? We test-drive the future, 28 August; Letters, 1 August) as I was driving a Nissan Leaf from Northumberland to Dorset and back. More...
