Special Articles

Higher education remains so important to British business

Lord Jones of Birmingham, Former Director General, CBI

The nature of competition is changing. We live in an era of globalisation and increasingly rapid technological advancement. The emerging economies of Russia, Brazil, India and especially China benefit from increasingly skilled labour,[More...]

Discover your potential

Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP

More people go to university each year ? and there is more choice of courses available than ever before. University can open up a whole range of life changing and enhancing opportunities.[More...]

Welcome from the BA

Sir Roland Jackson,
Chief Executive, British Science Association

I am delighted to commend this new edition of Everything You Wanted to Know, providing information on sources of sponsorship together with possibilities for placements and graduate opportunities.  More...

All kinds of doors opening for you

Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP

It could be the best thing you ever do. Studying at university will enable you to explore your chosen subject with some of the most talented experts in the field, as well as giving you the opportunity to enjoy a busy extra-curricular and social life. And when you graduate you?ll find all kinds of doors opening up for you.[More...]

Employers undoubtedly benefit from graduates

Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP
Former Secretary of State for Education and Skills

The United Kingdom is renowned throughout the world for the quality of its higher education ? it can be a gateway to challenge and success and will open up more opportunities than you imagined possible.[More...]