Freshers advice offered via Twitter

Increase in projects featuring ‘progressive discourse’ likely to fuel criticism that academia is too left wing, study warns

14 November

Many universities already factor school violence records into admissions ahead of nationwide roll-out but scholars fear move reinforces inequalities

14 November

Lack of supervisors and ‘uneven’ quality ‘deterring’ students, paper says, arguing that radical overhaul is needed

13 November

Link between higher education and higher earnings weakens across many OECD countries, showing need to strengthen alternative options

12 November

The National Union of Students is hosting its first-ever Twitter question and answer sessions, offering first years advice on a range of topics.