Are medical school admissions too competitive?
Student blogger Katie argues that the UK admissions system to medical school works just fine, as it teaches students to play an important game, and even rejection can present a new opportunity.
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To ban or not to ban? Why we shouldn’t be hasty about book censorship
The decision to republish Mein Kampf is a reminder that we can learn from hateful words, says Marion Wynne-Davis
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‘Generational schism’ on race lines could cut public support for higher education
Older white voters more hostile to state university funding if younger population is ethnically diverse, Californian study finds
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NUS ‘must focus on areas where it can have biggest impact’
Chief executive Simon Blake responds to concerns that union is ‘less than the sum of its parts’
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US court backs university decision to refuse teacher training applicant
Mark Oyama’s statements about adult-child sex and schoolchildren with disabilities made him ‘unsuitable’, University of Hawaii said
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British student criticises competitive UK medical courses after securing university place in Italy
The straight-A British student who was rejected twice to study medicine in the UK is frustrated but looking on the bright side as he reflects on his first months studying in Italy instead.
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Lake Superior State University produces list of 13 ‘banished words’
US institution reveals its 41st annual list of words that should be banned due to misuse, overuse and general uselessness
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Donald Trump is speaking at my university today, and it’s fine by me
Should the University of Massachusetts Lowell be opening its doors to the controversial US presidential hopeful? John Kaag consulted his students
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Moocs: international credit transfer system edges closer
Six universities in talks on global credit transfer system for online courses
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The perks of studying in the Netherlands
Blogger Tobias Jones, studying for a Masters in the Netherlands, says the benefits outweigh any worries you might have about choosing to study abroad in the Netherlands.
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NSS and teaching excellence: the wrong measure, wrongly analysed
How the government is proposing to use NSS data to assess teaching excellence is nonsense, says Dorothy Bishop
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How Serhiy Kvit is reforming Ukraine’s archaic higher education system
The former university rector has been praised as one of the country’s most effective politicians for driving his ambitious reform programme forward