Forecast value of outstanding student loans ‘£330 billion by 2040s’
The value of outstanding student loans owed by graduates will rise to £330 billion in the 2040s

The value of outstanding student loans owed by graduates will rise to £330 billion in the 2040s

The “Oxbridge Ambassador for Wales” has recommended partnerships among schools to increase the number of Welsh pupils going to Oxford and Cambridge.

Survey reveals best and worst UK universities for electric vehicle ownership
The Asia University Rankings guarantee quality by employing the same methodology as the blue-riband World University Rankings: here we detail the criteria that lie behind the calculations The Times...

Open letter over plan to shut East Grinstead regional centre and review others

A woman stabbed to death in Essex has been identified as a Saudi Arabian student who was taking an English language course at the county’s university.

An adviser to David Cameron has urged the government to rank universities’ courses based on their employment rates and graduate earnings.

Peter Brook’s play about synaesthesia delights Matthew Reisz with its blend of philosophical themes and Shakespearean comedy

Fears that Beijing’s ‘red zone of forbidden knowledge’ is spreading in the wake of partnerships

Japan is still the number one nation but the balance of power is shifting as Beijing increases research funding

Robyn Arianrhod on a compelling tale of Jesuits, geometry and heresy in the turbulent 17th century

One of the leading Australian philosophers of his generation has died

We speak to the director of the UK Higher Education International Unit

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