The standard of proof in all cases, including those involving sexual misconduct, will be changed from ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ to the ‘balance of probabilities’ from 1 October. More...

Vice-chancellors need to accept that applying after A-level results would be fairer, say campaigners. More...

Private summer schools, pitched at the sons and daughters of the global elite, offer an Oxbridge experience at eye-watering prices (nearly £10,000 for a four-week programme). Both Oxford and Cambridge universities told me that individual colleges are responsible for their decisions to accept money from private companies which rent their facilities. More...

Proposals to reduce tuition fees for students in England would have severe consequences for universities, which are already struggling in a challenging financial environment, a Lords committee has said. More...

Boris Johnson is to abolish any immigration restrictions on top scientists to counter fears that the UK’s research reputation could be seriously damaged by a no-deal Brexit. More...

Greece’s newly elected, centre-right government has ignored leftists’ protests to overturn a law that had prohibited police from entering universities. More...

Next week, thousands of students will accept a place at university. After abandoning two degrees, I feel both disdain for academia and a grief for what might have been. More...

Hundreds of thousands of 18-year-olds will pick up their A-level results next Thursday. For those intending to go to university it will be a buyers’ market, with many of the country’s leading institutions vying to attract students to take up places on tens of thousands of courses that are still unfilled. More...

University has long been a formative place for activists, and most campaigns make it easy for newcomers to get involved. More...

However confident students feel about A-level predictions and course choices, in this buyers’ market it’s good to know when to check the Ucas website. More...