One in four university entrants has a BTEC, Ucas study finds
Admissions service says institutions should do more to accommodate growing numbers of students from a vocational background

Admissions service says institutions should do more to accommodate growing numbers of students from a vocational background

Comments by universities minister could signal a split in opinion in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Scholars in the field have been challenged to move beyond literary theory and take on some of the most difficult questions of our times

Continuing conflicts will limit collaboration between universities in Iran and in neighbouring Gulf nations, says scholar

Giulia Miller on a study of anti-Semitism in the academy and the struggle of displaced scholars

Inga Zeisset on an engaging, beautiful and absorbing collection of tales

From Eva Perón's earthly remains to Taksim Square stray dogs and disability seen from the Left: academic titles worth adding to your reading list

Government adviser says country is being transformed into a 'learning society'

Flora Samuel on an architect’s thought-provoking examination of the design process

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

A high school dropout turned Harvard scholar tells Matthew Reisz why the academy’s one-size-fits-all mentality must go

How can institutions hire and hold top scholars when homes in their cities are out of reach to academics?

Institutions from eight countries feature in a snapshot university ranking for the region