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Are there too many students? Almost half of young people now go to universities which spawn dumbed down degrees that equip graduates for nothing in life.

Can you guess what the oldest existing, and continually operating university in the world is and in which country it is located?

A mathematical leap so radical, it almost got trashed. One of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics is to be awarded to Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands, in recognition of a revolutionary theory that almost ended up in the trash – at its author’s suggestion, no less.

Today’s youngest generation is more multilingual and wired than ever. Could the tech they’re using breed a global army of polyglots?

The University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point is reportedly discussing a plan to eliminate 13 majors including English, philosophy, history and Spanish. The campus — one of 11 campuses in the University of Wisconsin system — would instead focus on programs that have “clear career pathways,” The Washington Post reported.

We’ll all be working alongside smart robots sooner than we think. Four things to help us understand them.

It may be small, but in the realms of higher education and research, Singapore is a big hitter. A whole series of global reports have recognized Singapore as a world leader in research and innovation over the past few decades.

Betsy DeVos says she hasn’t ‘intentionally visited’ schools in her home state, Michigan, that are underperforming, in awkward interview.

A graduate who slammed her university for offering a worthless degree is planning to sue the institution for failing to advance her career.

Researchers have discovered the earliest known ancestor of humans – along with a vast range of other species. They say that fossilised traces of the 540-million-year-old creature are “exquisitely well preserved”. The microscopic sea animal is the earliest known step on the evolutionary path that led to fish and – eventually – to humans.

As someone deeply ensconced in education, I keep an eagle eye on the various rankings that are promulgated around the world, whether they be for UK, US or Continental European universities. Recently, though, I have become utterly discombobulated, flummoxed even disheartened.