Prime minister urged to focus on better access to education for poorer students as she prepares to release funding review. More...
The Observer view on Britain’s shameful social division
Government is not only failing to heal the education and property rift separating the millennials from the rest of Britain. It is making it wider. More...
For and against students getting the crops in
Readers respond to an earlier letter suggesting that students should replace migrant farm workers after Brexit. More...
Performance-driven culture is ruining scientific research
I was told impact metrics could make or break careers. Instead, they broke my faith in scientific research. More...
Majority of university leaders involved in setting their own pay
Union discovers that 95% of vice-chancellors are on remuneration committees or entitled to attend. More...
It's scary and unfair: why I'm striking over university pensions
I do not want to deprive my students of teaching, but if we don’t cause disruption, our universities won’t listen. More...
We cannot let London outstrip other regions on social mobility
The capital sends more pupils receiving free school meals to university than anywhere else. We need to redress the balance. More...
Professor cancels hate speech course after students object to use of racial slur
A Princeton University professor has cancelled a course he teaches on cultural freedoms and hate speech after his use of a racial slur during a class discussion led some students to walk out. More...
How to be an academic without working 60 hours a week
It clearly hit a nerve on academic Twitter. Many argued that they didn’t work these hours, and critically, they would never want to push this idea on junior colleagues. More...
There is only so much uncertainty universities can take
An extended period of political and financial unpredictability risks eroding our positive impact. What we need is stability. More...