The education system is changing, so we need to make sure the higher education applications process is still fit for purpose. Over the last few years we’ve seen a rapid rise in the number of unconditional offers. More...

Only 65% of under-16s think it is important to go to university, compared with 86% in 2013. More...

The Pulitzer-nominated poet Laurie Sheck, a professor at the New School in New York City, is being investigated by the university for using the N-word during a discussion about James Baldwin’s use of the racial slur. More...

Almost everyone is in favour of post-qualification admissions until they explore the detail. More...

Spanish becomes most popular foreign language at A-level, overtaking French for first time. More...

More than 250 students and academic staff have been manning the phone lines since 6am at the university’s main campus in south London. Clearing was once stigmatised as the option for young people who had done poorly on A-level results day, but the excitement on both sides of the phone shows it has morphed into an increasingly popular route into university. More...

Stormzy has announced he will cover the costs of two more black undergraduate students at Cambridge University in the next academic year until the completion of their degree course. More...

A record number of disadvantaged students have been accepted into university this year, but there’s a long way to go. More...

Efforts to improve girls’ take-up of Stem subjects bear fruit, but weaker English exam results drag down UK average. More...

Many disabled students experience a sudden drop-off in support during the time between graduating from university and entering the workplace. More...