By Richard Adams. Labour market expert Professor Alison Wolf says cuts to FE colleges and growth of universities could see UK lose valuable source of technicians and mechanics. More...

By Becky Barnicoat. Tracey Emin made £2,500, Gillian Wearing met her future husband – and the tutors gave David Shrigley’s giant walnut whip a 2:2. As this year’s students hang their work and cross their fingers, British artists relive their last days at art school. More...

By Kayla Schmidt. Eager for a summer adventure but can’t find anyone to go with? Don’t be scared to take a ‘solocation’. More...

By Jonathan Wolff. Instead of replacing the stress of final exams, the modular system has replicated it six times over. Maybe finals were not so bad after all. More...

By George West. The country desperately needs new universities to drive development, but most of the 30 built in the last 15 years fall woefully short. More...

By Sue Shepherd. Don’t blame lack of ambition, or malign the headhunters. Universities themselves are keeping a lid on female promotion.
Despite the welcome news that Oxford University has appointed its first ever female vice-chancellor, women remain in very short supply at the top of higher education. More...

By Richard Adams. Major survey finds graduates, whose three-year BA or BSc courses began in 2012 when fees were nearly trebled, seek high salaries to pay off debt. More...

By Owen Bowcott. Supreme court to hear test case over rule changes making immigrants with limited leave to remain in UK ineligible for student loan. More...

By Robin McKie. Ousted professor receives emails of backing from academics and urges scientific community to use incident to remove remaining barriers for women in science. More...

By André Rhoden-Paul. A campaign set up by Oxford students is calling for better representation of non-white culture in the curriculum. More...