Higher education

Pearson’s share price dived over 14 per cent this morning as it warned that profits will fall to the bottom [...]

For years, I have been phobic of public speaking. To be honest, the speaking didn’t even have to be that [...]

Exam results are looming, and with fears of failure and disappointment plaguing young people up and down the country, it’s [...]

London is fortunate to have some of the world’s best universities. Within a mile or two of the City are [...]

Student debt is, once again, pledge fodder as politicians jostle for power. Conservative leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt has promised to [...]

Should 18-year-olds be entitled to an extra year of free education after school, as the CBI suggests? Matthew Fell, chief UK [...]

Should universities switch to only offering places based on actual rather than predicted grades? Dr Graeme Atherton, director of the National [...]

With student debt now blowing a hole in the government’s budget, should tuition fees be cut? Iain Mansfield, a former senior [...]

Two news stories this week should strike terror into the hearts of anyone concerned with the British higher education system. First, [...]

It’s now a year since the industrial strategy was launched. Encompassing a 255-page tome, it laid five foundations for productivity: ideas, [...]

The world of academia may seem remote from everyday politics. But it would be wrong to conclude that the arguments made [...]

University students will save money on their degrees and enter the workplace sooner thanks to plans to roll out two-year [...]

Education publishing business Pearson said it is on track to return to growth this year, despite declining US demand weighing [...]

  It takes a village to raise a child – so goes a famous African proverb that describes the role [...]