Court of appeal finds Prevent guidelines on inviting controversial speakers violate freedom of speech. More...
Universities need to promote more women to professor
Women are still underrepresented in leadership positions in universities – this has to change. More...
Neuron Pod: Will Alsop's intergalactic porcupine of knowledge
Based on a nerve cell, the architect’s posthumous addition to London’s Blizard laboratory complex is so lovable, you almost want to give it a cuddle. More...
Cambridge University offers disadvantaged students second chance to apply
The University of Cambridge is seeking to increase student diversity by offering disadvantaged candidates who narrowly miss out on a place a second chance to apply after they get their A-level results. More...
Ruskin at 120: has the workers’ college lost its way?
For its 120th anniversary, Ruskin has delved into its history to find 120 stories of its alumni, many of whom went on to be prominent figures in politics or trade unions, or leaders for social change. Ruskin Hall, as it was then called, was founded by two American postgraduate students who wanted, through education, to turn the increasingly vocal working class radicals from “windbags” into “sandbags”. More...
Studying with dyspraxia: 'I never truly understood an academic text'
University becomes a minefield when a specific learning disorder meets rigid assessments. More...
A rise in apprenticeship wages is tempting those put off by tuition fees
Studying for free appeals to many who hope to progress their careers and, as universities raise the cost of tuition, getting paid to train sounds better than ever. More...
Students: don't let rising rents drive you out of university
University rent hikes are tuition fee rises in disguise. We demand that managements treat student tenants fairly. More...
Oxbridge needs student quotas to end its role in the ‘chumocracy’
Oxford and Cambridge are too good and too important to be allowed to remain in the middle ages. More...