Sir David Bell, vice-chancellor of the University of Reading, recently smacked down the employability demands. In a riposte he said that it was vital that academics resisted such pressure in order to protect traditional courses; adding that the demands risk undermining the intellectual integrity of degrees.

A degree may no longer be enough for graduates who want to stand out in the job market, according to new research. The number of people with postgr...

I'm the first to admit to being a complete social media addict, and I'm starting to worry that my seemingly obsessive dependence on social networks is going to do a lot more harm than good in the long run.

Ethnic minority students are being "forced into medicine and law", according to the government's fair access tsar - but how true is his claim? Acco...

Children as young as seven should be encouraged to think about studying for a degree when they leave school, a university watchdog has said. Univer...

The number of students graduating with a first-class degree has more than doubled in 10 years, with one in six now gaining top honours, figures show. ...

With the new government initiative to raise tuition fees for university education to an average of £9,000 per year, opinions among the new intake of 'Freshers' seems to be varied according to a recent survey by the Graduate Recruitment Bureau.

Lord Of The Rings star Sir Ian McKellen is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Ulster. Sir Ian, whose depiction of Gandalf in the ...

Decisions are always easier with hindsight and for some graduates struggling to find work, it's an expensive price to pay. Questions were asked las...

Supermarket chain Morrisons has become the latest consumer company to launch a degree. The food giant follows in the footsteps of businesses such a...

I left school at 15 with a small handful of qualifications. But instead of placing a chip on my shoulder, I set about getting into the working world. After all, the world doesn't owe me a living.

Students at Oxford and Cambridge will not receive new school-style reports alongside their traditional degree awards, it was reported on Friday. Th...

School-style reports could replace traditional degrees in future under a shake-up of the awarding system, it was suggested today. From this Septemb...

Students have been told by business leaders a degree is not enough to secure a job and have been urged to ditch gap years in favour of work experience...

At the end of each summer, with school leavers becoming freshers, I watch the 'university debate' with interest. More than ever, it seems that students are being encouraged to further their study and gain a degree. This is despite the reports of rising tuition fees, raging student debts and a current vacuum in the job market for graduate careers.

On results day itself the UCAS system used by universities and colleges to process applicants experienced technical problems that meant those institutes weren't able to process decisions for over three hours.

By not having good results, it changed my life entirely by leaving me to make my own decisions to go where I wanted, when I wanted and how I wanted. The freedom of doing what I wanted to do was a great spur.

The company which owns exam board Edexcel and the Financial Times is to become the first FTSE 100 firm to deliver a degree course, it has been reveale...

We all know the drill: stand up straight, force a smile and clasp onto that fake graduation certificate as tight as your little mittens can. But fo...

Fast food giant KFC have launched a degree in partnership with a UK university to train its restaurant general managers. The degree will see 60 KFC...

Concerns have been raised over so-called "softer" science subjects being included with overall STEM subjects. A House of Lords report published on ...

Too many students are starting science and engineering degrees without studying maths at A-level, according to a report. Around seven in 10 biology...

Susan Boyle is to be given an honorary doctorate for her contribution to the creative industries. She will be honoured by Edinburgh's Queen Margare...

Higher tuition fees will make graduates more likely to lie about their qualifications, a survey finds. The move to triple fees to a maximum of £9,...