Oxbridge

Poppy Read-Pitt Russell Group universities are considered to be the UK’s most prestigious places to study. They consist of 24 institutions that specialise in pioneering academic research and are often said to be the UK’s version of the Ivy League. Despite the reputation that proceeds them, Poppy asks: does...

Scrolling through various student publications, it won’t be long before you stumble upon an article that may as well be titled My Uni Is Better Than Your Uni Because I Go Here, with a considerable number of these articles essentially doing little more than listing all the reasons Oxford...

Sport is in the genetic make-up of all humans. Since our prehistoric origins where speed and strength were paramount, there has been a drive for self-development to both self-satisfy and also to inspire and impress others. Even at university, a hive of high-level intellectual and academic activity, there is...

It is easy to argue that the UK, as a whole, is fundamentally elitist. The economy’s top professions are dominated by Oxbridge graduates and privately-educated individuals. But does this elitism originate in British universities? There has been speculation that private school applicants are favoured by the UK’s elite institutions....