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- Door ajar on private universities
The Universities Minister suggests an increased role for private universities as he signals graduates will have to pay more for their degrees. - Gove to change vocational courses
Education Secretary Michael Gove announces a review of vocational education in England, which he says "lost its way" under Labour. - University research focus 'wrong'
Science Minister David Willetts says the research-teaching balance in universities has 'gone wrong', after defending cuts to science research. - Two-tier university warning given
Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite. - Scots teachers 'spend more time in class'
Teachers in Scotland spend 60% of their time in the classroom which is higher than their counterparts anywhere in the western world, says a survey. - 'Racism missed' at attack school
A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds. - Cambridge tops university table
Cambridge University has come top of an international university rankings table, knocking Harvard of the top spot for the first time since 2004. - Digital subjects 'priority' call
Digital technology must be a "national priority" in UK universities, says an industry and university task force. - Cable's plan to cut science funds
Business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research. - UK slipping down graduate league
The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. - GCSE triumphs: Whizz kids and athletes
Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland thousands of pupils are celebrating and commiserating with each other after receiving their results for their GCSE exams. - GCSE pupils score record results
Teenagers score another GCSE record with almost seven out of 10 exams awarded a C grade or above, as separate science entries rise. - 'One in four' students unplaced
The latest figures show that currently more than a quarter of UK university applicants are unplaced. - Did the new A* make the grade?
Did the new A-level grade do what it said on the tin? - The bright pupils shunning university
The bright, young things shunning university - No university place...? Go Dutch
With UK students facing a tough battle for places at home, universities in the Netherlands are promoting themselves as an alternative - and still have spaces left for this year, reports the BBC's Jonty Bloom. - A* boosts record A-level results
One in 12 A-level entries is awarded the new A* grade, as pupils attain record results. - Ditch the flute and get swotting, students told
Oxford's head of admissions tells candidates it wants the academically gifted, not 'second-rate historians' who play the flute. - Why has studying French lost its Ă©lan?
Is the big fall in the number of British school children studying French something to be concerned about? - First 16 'free schools' revealed
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
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