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By Stephen Curry. Briefings published today by the Campaign for Science and Engineering highlight science policy issues that should be debated vigorously before next year’s election. More...

By Patrick McGhee. The odds on disadvantaged children getting into elite universities are shocking – offers should now reflect a student’s background. More...

By Anna Fazackerley. Applicants these days want high-spec pads, but upgrading halls is tough when investors only want to lend to elite institutions. More...

By Martin Durrell. In the debates on university tuition fees, raised again by Peter Scott (Let’s fight the idea that high tuition fees are inevitable, 7 October), one relevant point seems to be continually ignored or glossed over. Comparison is often made with fees in the US, and very high fees are quoted as if they were the norm there. However, these figures always relate to the well-known private universities, especially the Ivy League schools, but it would seem that a more reasonable comparison for England is with the fees charged by public universities for in-state students. These are all lower than those currently levied by any English universities, in some cases considerably so. The most expensive, such as Berkeley and UCLA charge around $12,870 [£8,000], but at Chapel Hill (North Carolina) fees are $8,340 and at the University of Florida $6,630. These are major research universities, but most states also have schools with good undergraduate and MA programmes with fees at or below $5,000 per annum. More...

By Rhik Samadder. A new programme is offering British teenagers from low-income families the opportunity to study at the best, most exclusive universities in America, including Harvard, Yale and Columbia. Rhik Samadder talks to five of the 61 gifted students embarking on a great adventure this autumn. More...

By Natalie Gil. The UK has many world-class universities, so it’s unsurprising that international students flock to our shores in their thousands. More...

By Richard Adams. Oxford marks undergraduate application deadline by publishing selection of interview questions including ‘How much of the past can you count?’ More...

By Katie Allen. Companies return to university careers fairs in huge numbers but backlog of qualified applicants will make competition fierce. More...