The Guardian University Guide 2023 – the rankings
Find a course at one of the top universities in the country. Our league tables rank them all subject by subject, as well as by student satisfaction, staff numbers, spending and career prospectsContinue...
View ArticleAI makes plagiarism harder to detect, argue academics – in paper written by...
Lecturers say programs capable of writing competent student coursework threaten academic integrityAn academic paper entitled Chatting and Cheating: Ensuring Academic Integrity in the Era of ChatGPT was...
View ArticleStaff at 150 UK universities begin three days of strikes
Industrial action going ahead despite hopes of breakthrough on pay, conditions and pensions last weekUniversities in the UK have been hit by strike action once again, despite hopes of a breakthrough...
View ArticleAlison McCleery obituary
My wife, Alison McCleery, who has died aged 69 of breast cancer, was a professor of economic and cultural geography who specialised in research on the economic, social and cultural development of the...
View ArticleThe big idea: how can England’s universities survive?
The government’s laissez-faire approach has imperilled the whole system. It’s time for a radical rethinkIf you listened to ministers, you’d think that there’s a crisis of “wokeness” on campus. Every...
View ArticleA degree of self-motivation is the key to university success | Letters
Lesley Matthews and Margaret Squires respond to a piece by Adrian Chiles in which he compares the workload at English and French universitiesAdrian Chiles (English students spend a fortune to go to...
View ArticleMust try harder: a report on Britain’s prep schools, 1965
Was private primary education becoming obsolete?The Observer Magazine of 24 January 1965 took a look at private primary schools (‘Report on our prep schools’).‘All except the best and strongest of them...
View Article‘The government hasn’t listened’: teachers in England criticise pay offer
Delegates at NEU conference are angry that school budgets would be expected to fund most of wage riseCharlotte Lawrence has been a primary school teacher for 14 years and has one word for the...
View Article‘They thought we were all communists’: Bradford’s peace studies department...
University department derided by Thatcher as a ‘problem’ – and now a leading centre of conflict resolution – celebrates anniversaryThere have been a number of memorable Peace v War football matches...
View ArticleDisappearing schools, families forced out – and we call this progress? |...
In inner London, a city without children is not some kind of dystopia but the new reality as communities are hollowed outSomething strange is happening in the heart of London, something an entire...
View ArticleSea, sand and postgrad studies: why the University of Portsmouth is the place...
Postgraduate students at this coastal uni have the space and support to delve into the subjects they’re passionate about – from ‘incel’ subculture to new styles of classroom learningA decade ago Anisa...
View ArticleWhy we love our uni by the sea: two students on great tuition, fab facilities...
Four reasons to set your sights on this coastal university ‘with a very different vibe’ when you start your Ucas applicationWhen you’re choosing a university, what do you look for? A course that can...
View ArticleWhen you’re a student estranged from family: how a uni is reaching out to help
University can throw up extra challenges for undergraduates who don’t have a family network to rely on. Here’s what the University of Portsmouth is doing to support these young peopleDuring Melanie...
View ArticleThree ways the world can take action on the plastics crisis
From enzymes that eat polyester clothing to policy effectiveness, the University of Portsmouth is at the forefront of research into ways to end the scourge of plastic pollutionAs the detection of...
View ArticleHow much should parents get involved in kids’ education? I’m an expert, and a...
New research suggests extra activities and help with homework have little effect – but the question is more complicated than it at first appearsLee Elliott Major is the UK’s first professor of social...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on US book bans: time to fight back | Editorial
Censorship is surging thanks to an organised rightwing minority targeting books on LGBTQ and Black characters and issues“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door,” warns a character in Fahrenheit...
View ArticleSunak needn’t worry – maths mania already has our schools in a stranglehold |...
The obsession with a subject most people don’t need to study until they are 18 is typical of a system that fails to equip pupils for modern lifeRishi Sunak is clearly gripped by maths. Today’s attack...
View ArticleDid ‘u’ solve it? Wordplay meets numberplay
The answers to today’s lexical perplexities, and the Pilish prizewinnerEarlier today I set you these problems (and a challenge) about constrained writing, a literary form in which a text must conform...
View ArticleDrop in London primary applications puts future of some schools at risk
Demand for reception class places fell by 2.7% this year, prompting fears some institutions may be forced to merge or closeApplications for reception class places in London have fallen by 2.67% this...
View ArticleNo 10 refuses to say when Rishi Sunak first declared wife’s shareholding in...
This blog is now closed. You can read the latest report on this story here:Parliament watchdog opens investigation into SunakQ: Are you going to have to offer more money to teachers?Sunak says what is...
View ArticleStarmer under pressure to commit to universal free school meals in England
Exclusive: National Education Union includes call in submission to forum that will determine Labour’s general election manifestoKeir Starmer is facing mounting calls to extend free school meals to...
View ArticleSunak’s maths to 18 plan ‘misguided’, says man asked to promote it
Film-maker asked by No 10 to be ‘maths champion’ says ‘nobody thought to ask me whether I support this policy’Downing Street has reportedly ditched a campaign to promote Rishi Sunak’s “maths to 18”...
View ArticleMinisters consider rule to let single-sex schools bar transgender pupils
Guidance for England also likely to tell teachers to inform parents when children question their gender identityThe government is considering issuing guidance to single-sex schools in England saying...
View ArticleHelp! Should Australians rush to pay down student loans before indexation?
While general financial wisdom once suggested Help-Hecs debt was fine to pay down slowly, the current economic climate may rewrite the rules for someGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn 2018,...
View ArticleExam marking boycott by UK university staff could delay graduations this summer
University and College Union to go ahead with industrial action after members reject offer on pay and working conditionsStudents face potential delays in their degree results and graduations this...
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