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What to do with a degree in American studies?
It's a big draw and living the American dream need not be out of reachIts chips – or should that be French fries? – may be down, economically speaking, but it remains hard to escape the influence of...
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What I'm really thinking: The vet
'It can be tricky to discuss a pet's excess weight when the owner appears in need of similar advice'I get a strong sense of deja vu every time I tell someone their pet is overweight, which is several...
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Letters: Labour needs policies, not posturing
Douglas Alexander (Moral outrage isn't enough, 3 January) and Jackie Ashley (Pungent and angry: Thatcher still dominates the Tories, 3 January) offer different perspectives on Labour politics but fail,...
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Letters: 'Corporate skills' have an important role in wider society
We should applaud the fact that academics, careers advisers and employers are working together to give students, including those studying arts and humanities subjects, the opportunity to add to and...
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Social media has transformed protest – and the Daily Mail | Clifford Singer
The student and Topshop protests were mobilised through Twitter, while bloggers influenced mainstream reporting of eventsLast month, the anti-tax-dodging campaign UK Uncut tweeted: "Could the...
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Netroots UK: activists discuss next stage of protests against cuts and fees
Matthew Taylor reports from the Netroots UK summit as student and union activists join anti-tax avoidance and anti-racism campaigners to talk tactics• Read our panel of commentators on Netroots...
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Two years' free tuition for poor students won't work, says universities lobby
Newer institutions will shun government's £150m plan if it means losing income from fees, argues Universities UKGovernment plans for poorer students to get two years' university tuition free of charge...
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Guardian Focus podcast: No country for young people
Young people in 2011 face a highly competitive job market, rising housing costs and higher fees for university and college. Meanwhile many report pressures to own the latest gadgets and clothes as well...
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Cultural figures and teachers denounce the abolition of arts in schools project
Anger at cut in funding for Creative Partnerships which has brought musicians, artists and actors to classrooms for a decadeThe abolition of a flagship scheme to improve the teaching of the arts in...
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The young architects changing the face of Britain
From low-cost houses to colourful seaside benches, and from pop-up cinemas to flagship art galleries, a new breed of dynamic and creative twentysomethings are leaving their markRowan Moore
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Gap-year travel won't broaden the mind – it just turns the young into...
Youngsters should buckle down rather than gadding around the world before going to universityThe race is on for A-level students to grab university places before the fee cap is lifted. Pre-Christmas...
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No country for young people: is this generation under strain?
Young people confront a radically different social landscape to that of their parents, who stand accused alongside bankers and politicians of bequeathing an economic and environmental mess. Tracy...
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'Bogus students' aren't as big a problem as MigrationWatch claims | Sarah Mulley
The thinktank claims foreign students working illegally cost the UK £500m a year, but its analysis is deeply flawedIn a report published this week, and widely reported in the media, the pressure group...
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Environment as important as three Rs, says Attenborough
Veteran presenter says nature classes should be on a par with maths and English for children 'estranged' from the natural worldClasses on the environment are just as important as lessons in maths and...
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Robert Markus obituary
Medieval history scholar who helped establish the idea of Late AntiquityRobert Markus, who has died of cancer at the age of 86, was among the finest historians of his generation. He helped establish...
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Science Weekly podcast: Ted Nield on meteorites; the effect of tears on men;...
Geologist Ted Nield tells us why we should stop worrying and learn to love the meteorite. Ted's new book Incoming is out now. In our show and tell section, we dive into the secret world of leatherback...
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Letters: Hard thinking needed to widen university access
Rather than university intake necessarily having to reflect society as suggested by Simon Hughes (Universities must cut private school intake, 8 January), the universities' mission is to take the best...
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Video: 'We need the Tories in power to unite the Left'
Bibi van der Zee heads to a Netroots UK event to talk to people about the new shape of grass roots politics, and whether having the Conservatives in power will actually empower the LeftBibi van der...
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Should schools require Christian worship? | The question
Schools are failing in their legal responsibility to provide a daily act of worship, leading to questions over the state's roleAll schools are required by law to have an act of worship of "wholly or...
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We need a creative approach to religious experience in schools | The Church...
Matters of faith cannot be a solely academic exercise, but compelling children to take part in religious worship is wrongThe question: Should schools require Christian worship?Since 1944 the law has...
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