Just look at Germany: no university tuition fees, no fat-cat pay scandals. The UK system is indefensible. More...

Bright students from poorer backgrounds are more likely than their wealthier peers to be given predicted A-level grades lower than they actually achieve, putting them at a disadvantage in their university applications, according to a new report. More...

Cambridge University research shows technique helps to build resilience among undergraduates even in periods of high stress. More...

In fact, we exist to make sure that children in low-income areas have great teachers. All our participants earn fully qualified teacher status and a postgraduate diploma in education over a two-year training programme. More...

Every student flat has witnessed its share of messy breakups, mouldy pans and Whatsapp fights over unpaid bills. But if you get on with your housemates, you can save money by splitting costs with them. More...

For once there is something in an article by Simon Jenkins with which I agree. He wrote that “Britain’s wiping out of polytechnics in the 1990s and the subsequent suppression of 16-plus technical education was a disaster ... It left industry bereft of trained skills and work ethic, and reliant on foreign migrants.” More...

At university I always felt like I was studying for two degrees. “You’d better not be submitting any of that Chicken Shack, Amelia,” my tutor would say during seminars, much to my embarrassment. More...

Universities must be held to account and be open to fair criticism but it should be based on evidence and research, not facile generalisations. More...

Students say they need a three-year degree to grow in maturity and transition to university. But could they do it through a year of volunteering instead. More...

My bullying supervisor damaged my mental health. But when I stood up to him, I received no support from my university. More...