Rebecca Attwood was features editor until 2015, when she left ̽»¨ÊÓƵ. She joined THE in January 2007, having previously worked as the Cambridge Evening News’ university correspondent. Rebecca holds a master’s degree in English literature from the University of Leeds.
Amid worries about examining practices, ̽»¨ÊÓƵ asked ten academics to mark a first-year paper. Verdicts ranged from zero to a 2:1, but the markers identified an inherent consensus, says Rebecca Attwood
Applications from would-be students are increasingly less likely to be seen by an academic as universities turn to new ways to sieve the burgeoning number of applications, writes Rebecca Attwood, while Jon Marcus reports on the challenges facing US institutions
