Unless researchers can persuade the public of the importance of their work, academia will never be an investment priority. More...
How to make a living from your art: young artists share their stories
How hard is it to start a creative career? Five young artists reveal their experiences. More...
Student loans firm accused of ‘KGB tactics’ for assessing eligibility
Student Loans Company applicants should expect to have their Facebook posts and social media activity vetted as part of the approval process, despite a senior MP condemning such surveillance as “sinister, KGB knock-on-the-door” tactics. More...
Student Loans Company chair repeatedly ignores question on social media surveillance
Christian Brodie deflects inquiries after SLC was found to have gathered evidence from people's Facebook accounts to determine whether or not they needed student loans. More...
North-south divide in early deaths deepening, study finds
There has been a “profoundly concerning” rise in early deaths from accidents, suicide, alcohol misuse, smoking, cancer and drug addiction in the north of England, deepening the north-south divide, research has found. More...
I'm not happy with my degree course – can I switch?
Sometimes, no matter how long you spent researching courses or visiting uni open days, you realise you’ve made a mistake. It might have been on day one of lectures, when you’d never felt so uninterested in your life. Or maybe it was months down the line, when you realised that the course wasn’t what you wanted after all. Whatever the case, try not to beat yourself up over it. Mistakes happen; you can resolve it. So when and how do you switch degree courses. More...
'There's a lot of stigma': why do so few care leavers go to university?
The government is asking universities to step up their support for care leavers, but they can be hard to reach. More...
University in London to stop making unconditional offers
University grade inflation under the spotlight
Readers respond as ministers promise to address concerns over the growing number of first-class degrees. More...
University of Liverpool scraps plan to open Egypt campus
Controversial plans by the University of Liverpool to open up a campus in Egypt have been scrapped in the face of opposition from academics, students and others. More...