Shortly before he disembarked for France to fight in the British Army during the First World War, Lewis failed his “fearsome” qualifying examination in algebra to continue his studies at Oxford. “He ...

We all studied mathematics: it has been a core part of the school curriculum from the very first. However, it is not just a subject for the classroom – maths has a huge range of applications across ...

Oxford University has extended time for maths and computer science exams in a bid to help women get better grades. Undergraduates were given 105 minutes to complete their papers, rather 90. There was ...

The news that Oxford University is extending the time allowed for Maths exams in a bid to help women achieve better grades is anything but progressive. It is, effectively, saying they’re the weaker ...

Students, male and female, taking their exams in summer 2017 were given 15 minutes extra after dons ruled "female candidates might be more likely to be adversely affected by time pressure”, according ...

Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their A-level results today (Thursday, August 14). Students at Oxford Spires Academy, part of the Anthem Schools Trust ...

A child prodigy who passed his maths GCSE at the age of eight has been rejected from Oxford University because an exam board 'lost' his paper. Jack Graham, 18, was handed conditional offer to study ...