First-time jobseekers are advised to seek work experience and broaden options as vacancies fall
From Sydney to Manchester, higher education institutions need the benefit of a policy compact for the long term
Report by Lord Mandelson calls for more focus on critical technologies as part of wider industrial strategy
Record number of voters prepare for first online ballot
Call from Sally Mapstone comes as education secretary warns of no quick fixes to looming financial crisis
Education experts say the decline in enrolment is spurred by a falling birth rate and student debt crisis
The UK’s higher education sector is in crisis — but they can draw solutions from financial institutions
Institution in Delhi will offer UK degrees to tap rising local demand
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
