Ucas is open for university applications for 2019. Here’s all you need to know. More...
Jumpin’ jets, a woman! Call to update children’s books with female academics
Dr Frankenstinker, Professor Branestawm … How can little girls become academics when all the role models are men. More...
Hard Brexit could cripple UK science, say Nobel prizewinners
The letter, signed by 29 Nobel prizewinners and six Fields medallists, says the UK “must now strive to ensure that as little harm as possible is done to research”. More...
The clothing industry harms the planet. What can fashion students do?
All too often, sustainability is treated as a one-off topic, rather than a practice to be embraced by all. More...
Perspectives on the trans debate
The recognition and support of a minority group should never be thought of as threatening rights for all, write several academics. I received no grant; only death threats, says another. More...
Liverpool students apologise for homeless-themed fancy dress
A students’ union has been forced to introduce fancy dress guidelines after a student society held a homelessness-themed party. More...
'Universities shouldn't be comfortable': vice-chancellors on campus protests
Free speech on campus never seems to be out of the headlines. This autumn the government is due to publish new guidelines for universities and students, following universities minister Sam Gyimah’s claims that unpopular views are being blocked on campus. More...
'Don't just vomit on the page': how to write a legal essay
All essays are about communicating a message to a particular sort of audience, so we are looking for structure, logic, and narrative. It’s the law that makes the difference, though. More...
Re-education camps for Chinese students
Re the detention camps in Xinjiang (Internment camps give Uighurs ‘training’, China’s governor says, 17 October), similar camps were established when the communists took over China in 1949 for returning students from the west. More...
Women drive record applications to Oxbridge and medical schools - Ucas
More students than ever before have applied for medicine as new medical schools open to make the NHS “self-sufficient”. More...