How a commitment to widening access has led to a rise in admissions of state school pupils. More...
Oxford faces anger over failure to improve diversity among students
Figures show one in four of colleges failed to admit a single black British student each year between 2015 and 2017. More...
Six times as many new medical students from London as from north-east
Only 245 students from north-east England started medicine and dentistry degrees last year. More...
Why we should bulldoze the business school – podcast
There are 13,000 business schools on Earth. That’s 13,000 too many. And I should know – I’ve taught in them for 20 years. More...
Black students are right to want to see black therapists
Cambridge University’s minority ethnic students can now request to see a BME counsellor. This should happen elsewhere. More...
Scientists should be solving problems, not struggling to access journals
It takes an average of 15 clicks for a researcher to find and access a journal article. This time could be much better spent. More...
Home Office-sponsored survey on foreign students is withdrawn
Migration Advisory Committee poll circulated by universities open to abuse, say critics. More...
Universities need to give students support after intimate partner abuse
This form of harassment disproportionately affects young people. Educating them on the warning signs could save lives. More...
Have you been in a staff-student relationship at university?
The NUS is calling for stricter policies on the relationships that staff can have with students. What was your experience. More...
Academia is built on exploitation. We must break this vicious circle
What did I find when I joined a university? Poor mental health, huge workloads, ego-driven professors and rampant plagiarism. More...