62 m. ago The 'obnoxious' University Challenge contestant who has divided Britain: Some viewers praise Carenza Danko's assertive approach... but critics call her insuffereable

Contestant Carenza Danko, who appeared on the BBC programme on Monday evening, has been branded 'the real life Hermione Granger' as she stole the show.

Culture

29 h. ago 6 ways young Brits can get the most out of university life ahead of Freshers' Week

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers will soon be starting new lives away from home after securing places at university - here's how you can help

Politics

57 h. ago White pupils are the least likely group to get into a top university

Official data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows only 11.7 per cent of white pupils are attending the highest-ranking third of universities by age 19.

Events

3 d. ago Voices: Why can’t Palestinian students from Gaza take up their university places in Britain?

Unless the UK expedites the safe passage of Palestinians with university offers, the government will have abetted the wiping out of scholarship in Gaza, says Oxford emeritus professor Avi Shlaim

Politics

6 d. ago Drake lawyers allege Universal head Lucian Grainge ‘personally involved’ in Kendrick Lamar diss track

Lawyers for Universal Music Group deny that British chief exec had any ‘meaningful involvement’ in the promotion of allegedly defamatory track Not Like UsAs Drake’s lawsuit continues against his record label’s parent company, Universal Music Group (UMG), his lawyers have claimed that UMG’s British chair and chief executive Lucian Grainge had a “role in and knowledge of the scheme to defame and harass” Drake, and have requested that UMG produce texts and emails by Grainge.UMG has previously denied access to those communications, stating that Grainge has “no meaningful involvement in the matters and decisions at issue in this litigation”. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago British girl, 14, is accepted into university to study psychology after being home schooled by her mother during the Covid pandemic

A British girl has been accepted into university to study psychology - aged just 14.

Events

7 d. ago Britain's ballooning benefits bill: Universal Credit claimants hit record high of eight million people

The capital, which has the highest rate of unemployment in the UK, has more than 364,000 people claiming benefits, a 2.8% rise in the past year

Economics

1 week ago ‘We’ve got a lot less competitive’: Stanley Donwood on creating Radiohead’s iconic artwork

The artist has been collaborating with the rock group’s frontman Thom Yorke on their distinctive visuals since the mid-90s. As a retrospective opens in Oxford, he looks back on three decades with the bandIn the early 90s, Stanley Donwood was “at a loose end after university”, hitching around Britain and making a little money as a busking fire-breather. Fetching up in Oxford, he spotted a poster for a gig by a band called On a Friday. He recognised the name: a friend he’d met while studying at Exeter University’s fine art department called Thom Yorke was the lead singer.So he called Yorke up. An initial plan for Donwood to do his fire-breathing routine as the band’s support act was scuppered by the venue’s nervous manager, but the pair kept in touch. Some time later, after On a Friday had changed their name to Radiohead, Yorke called with a proposition. “They’d done really well with Creep, which I hadn’t heard, it wasn’t my thing at all; I liked bleepy-bleepy, thumpy-thump ...

Politics

2 w. ago Best meal kit deals for students heading to university in 2025

Students heading to university this autumn can save money and eat better with our guide to the best recipe box services for fresher life.

Economics