Controversial project aims to cut crime rate by teaching skills like cooking and building a supportive social circle. More...
Why study English? We’re poorer in every sense without it
Fewer are taking the subject at A-level and university. Are they being put off by the way government says it must be taught. More...
Girls just wanna do maths - and the women who help them
Project aims to boost pupils’ confidence and tackle gender imbalance in Stem professions. More...
Cambridge doesn’t need a £100m gift but other universities do
Readers respond to news that the University of Cambridge is receiving a £100m gift from the financier David Harding. More...
The meaning of a good, well-rounded education
Readers share their perspectives on the charitable status of private schools, and the importance of music lessons for pupils of all backgrounds. More...
What is the point of higher education if it doesn’t make people happy?
Forcing universities to compete with each other is a bad idea. What we need is a Teaching Happiness Framework. More...
Vice-chancellors paid £500,000 or more at six universities in England
Six universities in England paid their vice-chancellors £500,000 or more in salary, bonuses and benefits last year, while nearly half of all VCs received more than £300,000, according to the higher education regulator’s first survey of senior staff pay. More...
'Universities stamp out creativity': are graduates ready for work?
Universities are changing the way they teach to prepare students for a future in which lots of jobs will be automated. More...
Half of universities in England have fewer than 5% poor white students
A report from the National Education Opportunity Network (Neon) found that white youngsters in receipt of free school meals were the least likely of any group to study at university after those from Traveller backgrounds. More...
I love calling out politicians': meet the student suing Trump over climate change
Eighteen-year-old activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is among those suing the Trump administration for climate inaction. Now he’s asking more students to get involved by joining the school strikes. More...