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Children in England are among the most tested and unhappiest in the western world.
Why a recent report, backed by university staff, argues that institutions should start offering students places after they've received their A-level results.
In these divided times, young people are uniting to claim a political platform and fight climate change.
Learning is not just for young people – it can help older people lead fulfilling lives in their twilight years.
There's been a growing number of students taking up the language in schools across the UK.
Social isolation is particularly common among early career academics – new research shows 64% of PhD candidates report such feelings.
The Shanghai maths method is considered to be one the best in the world for teaching students mathematics, but it doesn't necessarily translate well into English schools.
Britain’s education system doesn't know what to do about children with autism.
Finger counting and struggling to tell the time or use a calendar are all typical signs of dyscalculia – sometimes called 'maths dyslexia'.
A new study reports that school-based physical activity interventions are ineffective in improving young people's activity levels. But we just need to think outside the box if we want them to work.
There has been a tenfold increase in the worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity over the past four decades.
Tintin's adventures aren't just fun to read – you can pick up a lot of history as well.
Research shows people are more likely to reject international students when they are perceived as a threat to themselves or their children.
How an increased use of technology could widen the gender pay gap in higher education.
Durham University student Matthew Hedges has been jailed for life for 'spying' in UAE.
Students need to be taught about colonialism's dark past.
Kids in the UK grow up with some of the highest levels of educational inequality.
Parents
Parent blaming has taken a new turn – no longer just criticised for failing to attend to their child’s every need, parents are now being condemned for 'over-parenting'.
University
Students across the world are using social media to research and choose their university.
School
How the grammar school selection process impacts children's self-perceptions and view of intelligence.
Exams
Half of clever students from poorer backgrounds fail to secure top GCSE grades.
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Schools
Only 9% of people in the UK are privately educated, and yet they occupy an especially high share in positions of public influence.
University
Public vomiting, urination and collapsing in the street are all things international students don't see at home.
Childhood
Research shows that there is a stark geographical divide in the experiences of girls growing up in the UK today.
Rankings
What university rankings mean for students.
Learning
Make maths more fun with these tips
Stress
Students, manage your stress with these top tips.
Kids
Teaching children to grow their own fruit and vegetables could be key to tackling the obesity crisis.
Teaching
Private school teachers are generally happier than state school teachers, but not for the reasons you might think.
Schools
Children in the north of England are more likely to finish school with poorer grades and are less likely to go on to further education.
Exams
Why new style GCSEs are past their sell by date even before they've got going.
Learning
Can you become fluent with just a language app? Here's what the research says.
Oxbridge
New findings reveal only 1.5% of all offers from Oxford and Cambridge went to black British A-level students.
University
The Government wants to crackdown on the high number of students being awarded first class or 2.1 degrees by universities.
Education
If education and tolerance go hand in hand, how is it possible that anti-immigrant sentiments are so virulent in educated populations?
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Christiana Herringham: artist, collector, suffragist — Royal Holloway
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