By Academics Anonymous. After 10 years of hunting for an academic post, I’m exhausted and seriously doubt my choice of career. There must be a better system. More...

By Onni Gust. Critics claim trigger warnings stifle debate, but they do the opposite. They give students a chance to pause, then focus on something tricky. More...

By Selina Todd. Two facts of academic life: the students get younger each year, and the criteria of university promotion panels grow more fantastic. I’m in the midst of writing references for colleagues applying for professorships at several British universities, every one of which requires its chairs to be “global leaders”. More...

By Sally Weale and Matthew Holmes. Leave campaign claims universities would not lose out but head of UCL says UK may become unaffordable to many Europeans. More...

By Tom Phillips. Every area of 73-hectare campus, including dormitories, is monitored at Wuchang University of Technology. More...

By Sally Weale and Matthew Holmes. Head of UCL, the British university with the most EU students, warns UK courses may become unaffordable to many Europeans. More...

By Academics Anonymous. My university made me redundant in the kindest possible way, but I’m heartbroken. Now I have to reinvent myself yet again. More...

By Sally Weale. Survey finds 48% of students believe their university education will secure them a graduate-level job to pay off debt. More...

By Sally Weale. Study finds that by year 9 almost 65% of girls thought it was ‘very important’ to go to university, compared with 58% of boys. More...

By Alfie Packham. Part-time master’s degrees are underestimated easily and often. Dr Matthew Higgins, co-chair of the flexible and distance learning group at the University of Leicester, says it’s common for part-time students to experience self-doubt as they juggle their coursework with other undertakings. More...