Ghosts in the tower, student suicides and sinking libraries. Folklorists from around the world will gather in Wales next week to swap stories and analyse the significance of urban myths, which are flourishing at universities.

Guardian Book Blog

18.10.2025

Students owe nearly £500m of ‘hidden debts’ to UK universities, figures reveal | Students | The Guardian

FoI data shows 180,000 students and graduates have private debts to their institutions amid cost of living crisis

Guardian Book Blog

18.10.2025

Mite night | Higher education | The Guardian

We salute an Ig Nobel hero: Ear Mite Man!

Guardian Book Blog

18.10.2025

Best UK universities for philosophy – league table | Philosophy | The Guardian

The study of how to think about ideas and ask questions about truth, right and wrong – includes ethics, history of philosophy, logic

Guardian Book Blog

18.10.2025

Compulsory maths and English GCSE resits too inflexible, says curriculum chief | GCSEs | The Guardian

Becky Francis says pupils condemned to retaking maths and English face ‘blocks to progress’ and system needs overhaul

Guardian Book Blog

17.10.2025

'This isn't an outdated ivory tower': how Oxford university leapfrogged its rivals | University guide | The Guardian

Oxford is top of the Guardian’s rankings for the first time in a decade – thanks to its success in the graduate job market

Guardian Book Blog

17.10.2025

Black students in US nearly four times as likely to be suspended as white students | US education | The Guardian

Education department survey finds wide disparities in school experience for US students in critical areas such as chronic absenteeism and access to counselors

Guardian Book Blog

17.10.2025

MIT scientist resigns over emails discussing academic linked to Epstein | MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology | The Guardian

Emails written by Richard Stallman leaked as Massachusetts college at center of storm over Epstein funding

Guardian Book Blog

17.10.2025

Degrees that teach critical thinking can never be a ‘rip-off’ | Universities | The Guardian

Letters: Readers defend courses that Kemi Badenoch has deemed not worthy of government funding

Guardian Book Blog

16.10.2025

Some parents of special school pupils in England spending £5,000 on EHCPs | Special educational needs | The Guardian

Sutton Trust’s research reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate Send system, as ministers plan overhaul

Guardian Book Blog

16.10.2025

Time to stop avoiding grammar rules | Tefl | The Guardian

The evidence is now in: explicit teaching of grammar leads to better learning

Guardian Book Blog

16.10.2025

Dear Mr Gove: what's so 'British' about your 'British values'? | Michael Rosen | The Guardian

Let's go through your checklist for schools and really examine whether there is anything British about it, writes Michael Rosen

Guardian Book Blog

15.10.2025

School leaders criticise attorney general’s advice on trans pupils | Schools | The Guardian

One headteacher accuses Suella Braverman of stoking ‘silly’ anti-woke culture war

Guardian Book Blog

15.10.2025

Reality TV | Schools | The Guardian

South Africa's most popular television drama is proving controversial for portraying township schools in a bad light: plagued by rape, drugs and violence. But, says Chris McGreal, it's just telling it like it is.

Guardian Book Blog

15.10.2025

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers

Guardian Book Blog

15.10.2025

Teachers tempted to rewrite pupils' exam answers | Education | The Guardian

In a poll by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers 35% of teachers said they could be persuaded to cheat

Guardian Book Blog

14.10.2025

Literary boredom | Jonathan Wolff | The Guardian

Academics love a dull read, says Jonathan Wolff.

Guardian Book Blog

14.10.2025

Writing right | Higher education | The Guardian

Many students find grammar difficult. Jonathan Gabay delves into the intricacies.

Guardian Book Blog

14.10.2025

MPs highlight plight of Gaza students unable to come to UK with children | Higher education | The Guardian

Politicians write to ministers about Palestinians who cannot take up scholarships because they are barred from bringing families

Guardian Book Blog

14.10.2025

Jerome Bruner: The lesson of the story | Academic experts | The Guardian

The richest learning experience comes from narrative, the groundbreaking psychologist tells John Crace.

Guardian Book Blog

14.10.2025

Life's good. Why do we feel bad? | Richard Reeves | The Guardian

We've tried shopping and New Age cures, making money and spending it. What's missing from our lives, asks Richard Reeves.

Guardian Book Blog

13.10.2025

‘We won’t be cash cows’: UK students plan the largest rent strike in 40 years | Universities | The Guardian

Fed up with paying for halls they cannot use, residents demand universities take action

Guardian Book Blog

13.10.2025

Ethnic minorities face barriers to social mobility and job opportunities | Race in education | The Guardian

Academic success is not reflected in employment outcomes, say Manchester University researchers

Guardian Book Blog

13.10.2025

Education study finds in favour of traditional teaching styles | Education | The Guardian

Report from Sutton Trust and Durham University says way that pupils learn ‘remains a mysterious subject’

Guardian Book Blog

12.10.2025

Best UK universities for computer science & information systems – league table | Computer science and IT | The Guardian

The study of the design and technology of computing - includes information systems, software engineering, programming and artificial intelligence

Guardian Book Blog

12.10.2025

In the shadow of the volcano | Research | The Guardian

It's only a matter of time before Vesuvius goes up again. So is Italy prepared for a major eruption? Far from it, reports volcanologist Bill McGuire.

Guardian Book Blog

11.10.2025

MIT rejects White House proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding | MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology | The Guardian

Other universities still mulling proposal while MIT’s president said it would compromise academic freedom

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UK teachers: how are you coping with the ‘six-seven’ craze? | Teaching | The Guardian

‘What does it mean? No one knows’: six-seven meme invades UK classrooms | Schools | The Guardian

White paper on overhaul of Send provision in England put back to 2026 | Special educational needs | The Guardian

‘Publicly humiliated’: parents describe difficulty of children’s isolation at school | Schools | The Guardian

One in 12 secondary pupils put in isolation rooms at least once a week, study finds | Schools | The Guardian

Sean Cormac obituary | Teaching | The Guardian

Smart money: family offers £180,000 a year for tutor to get one-year-old into Eton | Tutoring | The Guardian

English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson | Universities | The Guardian

Friedrich Engels ‘took creative liberties’ with descriptions of class divides in Manchester | History | The Guardian

Centuries in the House of Wisdom | Research | The Guardian

Campaign to oust police from schools in Greater Manchester gathers pace | Race in education | The Guardian

The dark side of chocolate | Secondary schools | The Guardian

Learning from a Cuban crisis | Schools | The Guardian

Legends of the halls | Higher education | The Guardian

Students owe nearly £500m of ‘hidden debts’ to UK universities, figures reveal | Students | The Guardian

Mite night | Higher education | The Guardian

Best UK universities for philosophy – league table | Philosophy | The Guardian

Compulsory maths and English GCSE resits too inflexible, says curriculum chief | GCSEs | The Guardian

'This isn't an outdated ivory tower': how Oxford university leapfrogged its rivals | University guide | The Guardian

Black students in US nearly four times as likely to be suspended as white students | US education | The Guardian

MIT scientist resigns over emails discussing academic linked to Epstein | MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology | The Guardian

Degrees that teach critical thinking can never be a ‘rip-off’ | Universities | The Guardian

Some parents of special school pupils in England spending £5,000 on EHCPs | Special educational needs | The Guardian

Time to stop avoiding grammar rules | Tefl | The Guardian

Dear Mr Gove: what's so 'British' about your 'British values'? | Michael Rosen | The Guardian

School leaders criticise attorney general’s advice on trans pupils | Schools | The Guardian

Reality TV | Schools | The Guardian

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

Teachers tempted to rewrite pupils' exam answers | Education | The Guardian

Literary boredom | Jonathan Wolff | The Guardian

Writing right | Higher education | The Guardian

MPs highlight plight of Gaza students unable to come to UK with children | Higher education | The Guardian

Jerome Bruner: The lesson of the story | Academic experts | The Guardian

Life's good. Why do we feel bad? | Richard Reeves | The Guardian

‘We won’t be cash cows’: UK students plan the largest rent strike in 40 years | Universities | The Guardian

Ethnic minorities face barriers to social mobility and job opportunities | Race in education | The Guardian

Education study finds in favour of traditional teaching styles | Education | The Guardian

Best UK universities for computer science & information systems – league table | Computer science and IT | The Guardian

In the shadow of the volcano | Research | The Guardian

MIT rejects White House proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding | MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology | The Guardian

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