If universities are to ensure all their graduates fulfil their potential, they will have to start equipping them with the social capital they need to get there. More...

Tory and Labour grandstanding over university fees does not help working-class students like myself – we need maintenance grants back. More...

It’s time to start promoting black mathematicians and talking about building a more representative mathematical community. More...

The government has floated differential fees for university courses, but there remain misunderstandings around how much arts courses should cost. More...

More than 700 medical students and staff from the devastated island of St Maarten move to University of Central Lancashire. More...

The government borrows to finance student debt, then sells it cheap to loan companies. It’s like buying a sofa on HP and off-loading it on eBay to pay the bills. More...

Universities need technicians from abroad, but the current immigration regime makes them difficult to recruit – and it will get harder after Brexit. More...

A women-only Cambridge college has changed its admissions policy to allow it to accept transgender students who identify as female. More...

I’ve been to psychiatric hospital 12 times and had to give up on a number of courses – but now I’ve got my eye on a PhD. More...

University and College Union announces two days of strike action this month. More...