American universities intentionally shape their year's intake. They seek out a diverse mix of alumni from varying backgrounds and cultures, with contrasting values, political views and life experiences. In the UK, we do not apply this same practice.

The number of UK students applying to university has risen by almost 3% compared with last year and has prompted mixed reactions as the figure is stil...

Students appear to want more for their money as recent figures show applications for medicine and Oxbridge courses have increased since 2009 despite t...

The UCAS deadline for Oxbridge applications is looming but if your mind still isn't made up, we've got some tips and advice on hand to help you on you...

What seems obvious to people who went to a school where the closest thing to a tuck shop was the Chicken Spot over the road, is not what they believe over at Britain's top schools. Ask most Wickamists, Etonians or Salopians* and they'll tell you that getting into Oxbridge from a state school is easier than looting trainers in a riot.

Welcome to the second in my triptych of blogs about getting into Oxbridge. Sorry if you have a tweed fetish and actually came here for sex tips.

Here's some advice about getting into the big two that's a little less 'be yourself' and a little more 'prepare like so'. I graduated from Oxford a couple of years ago and while I was there I worked at University open days and for my college as an interviews chaperone. I know the system, and in my next three posts I'll reveal what you need to do to get in.

Proposals to allow students to apply for degree courses after getting their A-level results have been ditched amid concerns from schools and universit...

A Hackney college has created a "red room" imitating an Oxbridge don's room in order to make students feel more comfortable at prestigious universitie...

We've got a serious problem in our higher education system and its scale is not to be underestimated. The uncomfortable fact is that if you are educated at an independent school you are 22 times more likely to study at a highly selective university than your state school counterpart in receipt of 'free school meals'. Oh yes, and this rises to 55 times for Oxbridge.

Universities are facing a 15.1% slump in UK entrants, despite a recent poll showing a "surprising" number of students still planning to pursue higher ...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- There is "inevitable uncertainty" about university applications next year in the face of rising tuition fees, Vince Cable is expe...

Each summer British students give up their summers to attend top-up classes at schools either at home or abroad. Many of the top-rated Russell Gro...