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Voices: Trump’s attack on Harvard is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for British universities

COMMENT: The UK’s demoralised and underfunded university sector could build some confidence – and some money – by sweeping up would-be Ivy League students, writes Chris Blackhurst

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

Simon Schama’s Story of Us review – not a good look for a noted professor

This cultural history of the British people is a vague, subjective take that lurches into the reactionary when it tackles social media. It’s a far cry from being a ‘major’ series

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025

Paul Mescal interviews Ridley Scott: ‘I was so ahead of the game. The Oxbridge lot were aghast’

As Gladiator II roars into the arena, its Oscar-winning director and star talk about horse-riding, Blade Runner, vodka, Scorsese, Elon Musk, vulnerability, AI … and Russell Crowe

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024

What is the acceptance rate for undergraduates at the University of St Andrews?

Here is everything you need to know about the acceptance rate at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, as the institution tops Oxbridge in a new…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 20, 2024

Relationship with father among psychological factors cited in Huw Edwards case

Social media and a perception of Oxbridge elitism at the BBC also featured in experts’ reports

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024

Leading universities urged to take no more than 10% of students from private schools

Expanding access to Oxbridge and other leading institutions would boost social mobility, say authors of new book

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024

The Federal Union: how a group of 1940s economists dreamt of a European Union for the working classes

On the eve of the Second World War, three Oxbridge graduates joined forces in London and wrote a pamphlet calling for the union of Britain with other democracies to avert the coming conflict. They sent the short pamphlet, titled “Federal Union”, to more than 500 opinion-makers in Britain. The warm…

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2024

Ben Bradshaw is still wrong on Iraq and the Guardian

Brief letters: Poor judgment | State school kids at Oxbridge | Assisted dying | A quick baked potato

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

‘Astonishing speed!’: the University Challenge final reviewed by last year’s winner

From questions about urea to Jeremy Paxman’s lingering legacy, it was a showdown to challenge Oxbridge bias. Alex Radcliffe, captain of Durham’s 2023 winning team, sizes up this year’s final

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024

A challenge to the BBC’s Oxbridge bias

Letter: This year the BBC allowed nine Oxbridge colleges out of a total of 28 to compete in University Challenge, and still they did not win, writes Frank Coffield

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024