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Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead

The Metropolitan police said officers were called to Arday's address by the London ambulance service after 3pm on Friday. A spokesperson for the Met said: "A 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of…

From food to tech to travel: the best student deals and discounts

Knowing how, and where, to get a discount can make a real difference. A golden rule is to register with the big discount websites and apps – UNiDAYS, Student Beans and TOTUM – using your university email address as soon…

Students squeezed out of university courses after bumper A-level grades

The stronger competition has tipped record numbers of applicants into clearing, or settling for their second choices, with universities in some cases wanting students to defer for a year. Cardiff University has asked…

Are the UK's top universities really 'hoovering up' students?

But the biggest increase in acceptances was for the most selective, "higher-tariff" universities – such as those in the Russell Group. Nick Hillman, chief executive of the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi), said…

Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities

As England's A-level results were published on Thursday morning, students across the country were pictured celebrating a bumper crop of results, with record rates of As and A*s . Drill down into the detail, however, and…

'I worked really hard and it paid off': Elation, nerves and proud parents as students get results

She was just one of hundreds of thousands of young people to receive their A-level, Btec and T-level results across England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Thursday after weeks of waiting. This year saw a record number of…

London pulls further ahead as A-level regional divide for top grades hits record – as it happened

32.7% of entries in the capital were awarded A or A* this year, up from 32.1% in 2025 and the highest for any region in England, the exam results show. The north-east and the East Midlands had the joint lowest rate, at…

‘I’m going for a few pints now’: nerves and joy as students collect their A-level results

The tension of walking into college to learn your fate is enough to keep most people awake the night before. For Hayden Bettson-Day, 18, the best solution was get it over with as early as possible. "I was refreshing the…

Top grades rise again as students get A-level, T-level and BTec results

The percentage of top A-level grades edged up again, and a record number of students found out they had secured a place at university. The cost of going to university has been in the spotlight this year, with mounting…

Students set new records for A-level grades in bumper year

The proportion of students in England gaining the highest grade of A* in A-level subjects rose to 9.7%, up from 9.4% last year, setting a new record outside the pandemic era, when exams were scrapped. Northern Ireland…