India beat England by 16 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis rules in Kanpur to lead the one-day series 3-0 after bad light curtails play.

Cambridge University considers foundation courses for pupils whose A-level grades are not high enough for its normal requirements.

A black-clad gunman shoots dead six students and himself in a university lecture theatre near Chicago.

A soloist falls on his rare 18th Century violin. But how can it be repaired so it sounds the same?

Virtuoso musician David Garrett breaks his $1m violin after falling backstage at the Barbican.

Former Popworld presenter Alexa Chung signs a golden handcuffs deal with Channel 4.

Ohio State beat old enemies the University of Michigan 42-39 to seal US college football's Big Ten crown and reach January's national title game.

BBC Wales' Parliamentary correspondent records all the Welsh happenings in Westminster.

The admissions process for the UK's elite universities continues to perplex and fascinate. So, as applicants prepare themselves for the new interview season, is there a recipe for interview success?

A college in poor Bihar state is the envy of India for the high numbers of its students who pass top exams, reports Amarnath Tewary.

Thousands of French graduates are foregoing the good food, better transport and longer holidays in search of one thing: work.

Ospreys sign Wales full-back Lee Byrne and Tal Selley from Llanelli Scarlets.

Directors Stephen Fry and Dev Benegal are to make a film about an Indian man whose ideas underpin the digital revolution.

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As the Muhammad Ali centre opens in Louisville, the BBC's Jamie Coomarasamy looks at the boxer's relationship with his home town.

Interim President Eduardo Rodriguez has helped steer Bolivia away from civil strife - but will not be standing in elections he has planned for later this year.

Olympic bronze medallist Brendan Foster is named as the new chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University.

As his latest film, Alexander, is panned by the critics and ignored by filmgoers, is director Oliver Stone about to face his own Nemesis?

Modern music makes way for traditional sounds as Indian classical music and dance takes over a Bombay campus.

A leading business thinker says US higher education has become just another "personal service industry".