AI means there’s no better time to study maths – but degrees are becoming less accessibleNeil Saunders, City St George's, University of London
What children worry about when they start secondary school – and how to support themRhiannon Packer, Cardiff Metropolitan University; Adam Pierce, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and Kieran Hodgkin, Cardiff Metropolitan University
GCSE results: did you miss grade four in maths, English or both? Here’s what you need to knowPeter Urwin, University of Westminster
A-level results: why politics is the fastest growing subjectRose Gann, Nottingham Trent University and Ana Isabel Nunes, Nottingham Trent University
Jason Arday’s death: Black academics need to feel they belong in higher educationIfedapo Francis Awolowo, Sheffield Hallam University
Why university resits are harder for some students than othersKaren Lander, University of Manchester and Andrew Mawdsley, University of Manchester
When a teenager makes the ‘stupid choice’, their brain is working exactly as designedEvelyn Svingen, University of Birmingham
What protects teachers from burnout: relationships, good leadership and a system that supports themSabrina Fitzsimons, Dublin City University and Catherine Furlong, Dublin City University
Why an 120-year-old warning about reading feels uncomfortably familiarHelena Goodwyn, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Are summer holidays good for children? It’s time researchers asked themStephanie Chambers, University of Glasgow and Susie Smillie, University of Glasgow
Falling birth rates mean schools are closing – affecting whole communitiesAlice Bradbury, UCL and Eleanor Fagan, UCL
Why food skills belong in the school curriculum – not left to chance at homeKaren L. Vaughan, University of Leeds
Ten fathers took extended leave to care for their babies – how their family life changedEmma Banister, University of Manchester; Ben Kerrane, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Joanna Wilson, Manchester Metropolitan University
Inclusion bases in mainstream schools – the evidence for this government policy is lackingLouise Holt, Loughborough University; Francisco Azpitarte, Loughborough University, and Sobhi Berjawi, Loughborough University
Do you want to be an astronaut? Career routes that can take you to spaceKirsty Lindsay, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Citizenship education: primary school children are already able to think politicallyRebecca Simpson-Hargreaves, University of Manchester
Helping their friends to read can boost children’s attainmentEmma Vardy, Nottingham Trent University and Helen L Breadmore, University of Birmingham
Gender-neutral pronouns in French exams: how language classrooms respond to linguistic changeSascha Stollhans, University of Leeds
Boys want to challenge harmful ideas about manhood – working with them, not lecturing them, is the keyMaria Lohan, Queen's University Belfast
Eco-literate children can be stewards of nature – here’s how to boost environmental educationSeirian Sumner, UCL
Why turning off screens is so hard for children – and four tips to make it easierSteven Howard, University of Oxford
Australia has already banned social media for under 16s – here’s what the UK can learn from the experienceLisa M. Given, RMIT University
Digital poverty is holding university students backMatthew Hinton, The Open University and Jacqueline Baxter, The Open University
The graduate job market is grim right now – but the data says university is still worth itSean Brophy, Manchester Metropolitan University
What happened to Afghanistan’s female academics?Shahira Shahir, Cardiff Metropolitan University; Shaista Noor, Teesside University, and Xiaoni Ren, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Why students still face a postcode lottery in university wellbeing supportEmma Roberts, University of Salford
Who gets credit for research? How the hidden rules of academic authorship can leave women at a disadvantageMary M. Hausfeld, University of Limerick
The UK government has kept its promises on parental leave, but they weren’t bold enoughAnna Tarrant, University of Lincoln
Personal goals motivated footballer Anthony Gordon to learn Spanish – a recipe for successAbigail Parrish, University of Sheffield
How the heat affects children as they learn, play and do sport – and how parents can helpStacey Cowe, Nottingham Trent University; Caroline Sunderland, Nottingham Trent University, and Simon Cooper, Nottingham Trent University