Research scientists have largely gone unnoticed as major users of unrecyclable material. Now some universities are helping them kick the habit. More...

The signs indicate a historic high in youth turnout after a year of protests. People not yet registered could make the difference. More...

Letter warns immigration rules may damage UK universities’ ability to attract global talent. More...

Universities have a legal obligation to encourage voter registration. This has prompted an angry reaction in some areas. More...

The majority of universities don’t include a students’ first year of study when calculating their final degree classification, so you can’t blame freshers for concluding that the first year doesn’t really count. More...

Funding for blue skies research is falling in favour of work aligned with the government’s strategic priorities. More...

An election is coming. You may have noticed. The early phase of any campaign is the contest about what the election will actually be about – where the battle lines will lie. If you’re gunning for the Conservatives or Liberal Democrats you probably want it to be all about Brexit; if you’re backing Labour, probably anything but. Either way, we know with certainty that underlying the tactical battles of this election will be a crucial issue: age. More...

Last week about 3,500 of Britain’s most mathematically gifted sixth formers sat Oxford university’s annual Mathematics Admissions Test. More...

Students who go to university after receiving an unconditional offer before their A-level results are more likely to drop out in their first year, research shows. More...

I knew I wanted to teach from the age of 15 but feared my stammer would stop me. One teacher even told me I should consider a different career because children wouldn’t understand me. I now know he was wrong. More...