In charts: Jump in A* results and performance gap widens between private and state schools
Data from UCAS comes as A-level results show rise in share of A* grades
Data shows a 35% drop in deposits for courses starting next month
Admissions service warns about impact on key professions that are more reliant on recruiting older students
Expert who led government review says bailouts and ‘turnaround’ teams may be needed
While investors see an opportunity, the maths will only add up in select locations
Office for Students advertises £4mn professional services contract as more institutions approach the brink
IE gains licence to offer a masters in business sustainability in New York
A select list of politicians has held the post, which is unpaid and dates back to 1224
Letter to prime minister seeks boost for new science and tech ‘supercluster’ after plans stalled under previous government
A new study shows that it plays out differently to barriers based on race or gender
Back in power, the party will quickly realise it has unfinished business opening up higher education to spread opportunity
More detail and less ‘soundbites’ needed to unlock the sector’s economic potential, say science and tech groups
UUK chief urges future government to address higher education funding ‘crisis’ as a matter of priority
Pressure to take on jobs during term time threatens to lead to a ‘two-tier’ education system, experts warn
Global science institutions are becoming more powerful as Silicon Valley takes over business
Annual list topped by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Imperial College London
Cambridge shows us what research institutions need to translate scientific excellence into economic impact
Peter Voser says university leavers let down by education system and governments that have neglected manufacturing
Overseas enrolments plummet amid government’s hostile tone, sparking financial uncertainty
Row over graduate visas reveals political cack handedness; plus, tackling a serious social housing shortage
Several cabinet ministers had criticised plan to cut legal migration by targeting foreign students
Top universities criticise government plans to limit overseas access to UK institutions
These individuals enhance and enrich the economy and the British university experience
Universities are increasingly reliant on a growing cohort. What does it mean on campus and off?
