An interviewer at Oxford University’s faculty of law talks about the pitfalls of the process and how to avoid them. More...
Old Vic among UK beneficiaries of trust embroiled in drug crisis
While US activists have been stepping up pressure on galleries and museums funded by the Sacklers, the issue has also cast a shadow over their activities in the UK. More...
Where are our irreplaceable graduation photos?
We initially struggled to get through to the company (impressively, founded in 1689), but after we finally made contact it immediately put its hands up. More...
‘There’s no plan B’: academics race to safeguard research against Brexit
With science, IT and archaeology among subjects heavily funded by the EU, leaving with no deal would be cataclysmic, say universities. More...
The UK's green discoveries: plastic-eating enzymes and seawater biofuels
We don’t have long to get our act together on climate change, according to a UN report released earlier this month. In the next 12 years, we need to reverse the trend of Earth’s increasing temperature or face drought, floods and extreme heat – and devastating knock-on effects felt by all life on the planet. More...
UK urged to support British academic charged with spying in UAE
The wife of a British academic charged with spying in the United Arab Emirates has urged the government to state that he is innocent of the charges. More...
Academics are being harassed over their research into transgender issues
It is not transphobic to investigate this area from a range of critical perspectives, say 54 academics who are also concerned about proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act. More...
We need to reach children before they decide university isn't for them
To boost social mobility, universities need to start speaking to children from disadvantaged backgrounds at a younger age. More...
Graduation blues: how to handle the move back home
The post-university slump is real, but there are ways you can pick yourself up when you’re missing your old life. More...