Gender gap in predicted grades raises questions over their use in university admissions
28 Jul 2026 Researchers find a consistent “pro-girl” gap in teacher predictions across 10 A-Level subjects in England.
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Pandemic grade inflation strengthened university prospects for both private school and disadvantaged students
26 Jun 2026 The first empirical evidence of how A-Level grading in the pandemic affected university applications corroborates concerns about disproportionate...
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AI not yet good enough to mark university essays, rewarding ‘style over substance’
22 May 2026 Top AI systems show bias towards rewarding overly complex prose styles and only match human examiners for grade bands around half the time, research...
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Low-income students and girls are steered away from 'risky' creative careers at school
25 Mar 2026 A new report finds that class and gender inequalities in the UK’s creative industries are linked to students’ experiences at school, where...
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Cambridge to Careers: One experience, many futures
17 Mar 2026 Abigail Williams' experience engaging with outreach at Cambridge and beyond has inspired a mission and a career to widen participation to those facing...
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After more than two years of war, Palestinian children are hungry, denied education and 'like the living dead' – report
08 Jan 2026 A University of Cambridge-led analysis of how war has affected education and children’s lives in Gaza calls for an urgent increase in international...
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A course for climate justice
31 Oct 2025 The University of Cambridge is reimagining how education can drive the transformation needed to confront the climate crisis and global inequalities.
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Poorer students more likely to miss out on studying a language at GCSE
06 Oct 2025 Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a language to GCSE is treated as optional – and not...
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Time to 'rewild' the school system, argues Cambridge expert
29 Sep 2025 A new book warns that the school system may be “broken beyond repair”, claiming that it is deepening inequality and making children ill.
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Meet the teachers who inspire and encourage
18 Jul 2025 For the third year in a row, the University of Cambridge has awarded prizes to teachers who’ve put in extra effort to help their students secure a...
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