Nearly a third of UK graduates secured first-class degrees in 2024–25, up sharply from just 13 per cent in 2006–07, reigniting concerns over grade inflation. With elite universities leading the surge, ...

West's work on modeling the Earth's shape assisted with the development of GPS, today used by an estimated 4 billion people.

Universities are handing out first-class degrees to a third of students. And at one leading institution the top grade is being awarded to more than half of graduates, analysis shows.

The scientific community in the English-speaking world publishes its research findings using technical and scientific English (naturally!). It has its own particular vocabulary. Many words are ...