Interviews are a chance for university applicants to ask questions about the course, meet the academic team and show they deserve a place. They might also be a time to say “um, like” six times every sentence, develop a muscle twitch and get hit by a crippling cough. More...
Ministers plan fines for universities which fail to uphold free speech
New Office for Students set to receive powers to crack down on ‘safe spaces’ and bans on controversial speakers. More...
S Chandrasekhar: the student who took on the world's top astrophysicist
Arthur I Miller on the young Indian who eventually proved that a star really could collapse and fall into a black hole. More...
The teaching excellence framework can enhance academic careers
The teaching excellence framework can enhance academic careers. More...
Cambridge University issues trigger warnings for Shakespeare lecture
Students were warned that a lecture discussing Titus Andronicus and The Comedy of Errors would include ‘discussions of sexual violence’. More...
How diverse is Oxbridge? Share your experiences
A Guardian analysis has revealed that diversity at Oxbridge has slipped backwards in terms of ethnic, socio-economic and regional diversity. Share your stories with us. More...
Oxford accused of 'social apartheid' as colleges admit no black students
Labour MP attacks university where one in three colleges failed to admit a black British student with A-levels in 2015. More...
Oxbridge becoming less diverse as richest gain 80% of offers
Oxford and Cambridge going backwards in drive to recruit students from poorer backgrounds and areas, data shows. More...
Oxford college drops Aung San Suu Kyi from common room's name
Decision by students at St Hugh’s, where the leader of Myanmar also studied, is over her response to the Rohingya crisis. More...
If millennials are wary of free speech, who can blame them?
Banning ‘no platform’ policies on campus would not be so easy. The web generation has witnessed the hijacking of decent debate. More...