By Sally Hunt. US research shows that putting staff on insecure contracts affects the success of students. The least the UK government could do is some studies of its own. More...

By Alex Bellos. Test your wits against Oxford’s famed Maths Admission Test
UPDATE: answers and results now up here. More...

By Joshua Stanley, Robin Canavan and Aaron Greenberg. PhD students who teach at private universities like Yale have finally been recognised as employees and have the right to unionise. It’s a historic moment. More...

By Academics Anonymous. An outdated snobbery still exists in my university – we all want the best for students, so why not just work together. More...

By Harriet Minter. Instead of finger-pointing, companies need to take responsibility for hiring women rather than creating workforces that are just boys’ clubs. More...

By Abby Young-Powell. The country’s environmental policies are among the best in the world, but these young campaigners argue there’s more to be done. More...

By Rachel Fenton. New recommendations for investigating student misconduct are a step forward, but they fail to tackle key issues of consent and victim-blaming. More...

By Peter Scott. Why would talented academics want a career in Brexit-voting Britain, where a handful of refugee children provoke a tabloid firestorm. More...

By Martin Williams. Students and lecturers share their personal views about race issues on campus. More...

By Will Hutton. Universities, one of our great national assets, will be the poorer for insistence on immigration controls. More...