With university applications set to reach a record high this year, more than 200,000 students could miss out on a university place.

There is already a 1.4% rise on applications compared to this time last year, as candidates rush to apply before the tuition fees rise next year.

With current demand there is expected to be 707,000 applicatio…

More women are aspiring to get into business school, bridging the gender gap in a once male-dominated field, suggests a survey of MBA hopefuls.

The survey by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), based on voluntary responses from students all over the world, found that 48% of those people wanting to attend business school were women, up from 46% in 2010 …

Bournemouth University (BU) has announced a series of brand new scholarships for students looking to study their MBA.

BU's Business School is offering six fully-funded places worth £15,000 each for UK/EU and International students and six part-funded places for International (non-EU) students that are worth £7,500 each.

Al…

BIMM, the UK’s leading rock ‘n’ roll college, is announcing an educational partnership with EMI Records, the result of which will be a ground-breaking new course - The BIMM A&R Music Business Apprenticeship.   This is an innovative new initiative where students can be trained in the core area of the music indus…

Degree-awarding powers look set to be given to one of the world's largest publishers as the government tries to open up the university sector to private business.

Pearson, which owns exam board Edexcel will start offering four vocational degree courses with a further education college.

The government is considering a law change that w…

UCAS figures have shown that applications to university are at an all-time high.

583,501 candidates chasing a place this autumn, according to data from from the universities and colleges admission service. This shows a 5.1% rise and is the highest number since it started collecting data in 1964.

This change reflects a rush to attend unive…