The current system disproportionately limits opportunities for young people from low-income backgrounds.
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Our globally interconnected world is not at peace with diversity, this is where internationalisation can step-in.
But are UK universities running the risk of institutionalising public engagement?
A flooded labour market is forcing more students to take up extracurricular activities in the hope of getting a job, but what does this mean for the TEF?
There is no guarantee that the UK can or will continue to be part of the €80 billion EU research funding programme Horizon2020.
Let’s stop putting students down, and instead work together with them.
Why higher education is a worthy cause for the rich and famous.
In the race to apply for research funding, writing statements about future impact can feel like a charade.
It could all get rather violent.
Part-time students are some of the most disadvantaged – universities need money to help them.
As budgets get squeezed, universities are fighting to prove their worth.
A new government green paper has proposed a raft of reforms for regulating higher education.
The government has unveiled proposals for a new system to reward universities for excellent teaching.
Names of applicants will no longer be shown on university admissions forms from 2017. But will it help?
UK universities should take note from US colleges and cultivate more of a university spirit.
The number of part-time students has dropped dramatically and even those who get to university feel side-lined.
UUK’s ‘Universities for Europe’ campaign is a welcome contribution to a debate that is inevitably partial.
There is more equality for women winning social research grants, but men still get more overall.
Private school graduates earn more and are more likely to get top professional jobs. It has a lot to do with their grades.
The government is having a third try at creating a market in English higher education by abolishing student number controls.
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