By Jenny J Lee and Alma Maldonado-Maldonado. With regard to our recent debate with Philip Altbach and Hans de Wit on research publishing, there are some points of agreement; however, key points of disagreement remain. More...01 octobre 2018
The dangers of limiting research to elite universities
By Jenny J Lee and Alma Maldonado-Maldonado. With regard to our recent debate with Philip Altbach and Hans de Wit on research publishing, there are some points of agreement; however, key points of disagreement remain. More...24 septembre 2018
An Elite Online Bachelor’s Degree
By Lindsay McKenzie. Several Ivy League universities offer online degrees at the graduate level -- but few have ventured into online undergraduate degrees. The University of Pennsylvania could lead the way. More...
24 août 2018
Government accused of 'total failure' to widen elite university access
Number of disadvantaged students at Russell Group institutions virtually unchanged since 2010. More...
31 juillet 2018
Education secretary: elite universities must improve access
Elite universities are not instinctively biased against disadvantaged children but must do more to improve access, the UK’s education secretary has said. More...
Elite schools always find ways to boost grades
It would appear that Barnaby Lenon, featured in Peter Wilby’s article (From Harrow to hairdressing: elite school head takes a new direction, 10 July), has not explored the fundamental problem – the school curriculum is geared towards university entrance. More...
21 juin 2018
Elite universities improve teaching scores after review
Some of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious universities have improved their scores for teaching standards after they requested to be judged again in official rankings, writes Eleanor Busby for the Independent. More...04 juin 2018
Elite university degree no guarantee of higher salary
By Geoff Maslen. The world’s top universities attract more students – and reject more student applications – than their lesser counterparts in almost every country across the globe. But Australian evidence suggests the pay-off in money terms is not as great as the students who gain access expect. More...27 mai 2018
Oxford, elitism and how to really tackle diversity
Readers respond to a report that showed one in four Oxford colleges failed to admit a single black British student each year between 2015 and 2017. More...
21 mai 2018
Does it pay to graduate from an ‘elite’ university? Not as much as you’d think
As the deadline for applications for mid-year admission to university approaches, prospective students face two important choices: what to study, and at which university. More...
