It’s wonderful that the Guardian continues to devote ink (and gigabytes) to the election of the Oxford professor of poetry (Report, 26 May), but you seem to have already decided it is a two-man race – man being the operative term – between Wole Soyinka and Simon Armitage. More...

George Monbiot’s piece (How a corporate cult captures and then destroys our best graduates, 3 June) will strike a chord with many; but there is a curious naivety in the questions he claims to have put, with John Sheil, to the eight “blue chip” universities they chose to consult on the matter. More...

By George Monbiot. Universities should defend students against lovebombing by banks and consultancy firms – before it ruins their lives. More...

By Louise Tickle. When things get really bad, how can overseas universities best cooperate and help those trying to operate in conflict zones and emergencies. More...

By Anonymous academic. We need to transform the academic system so that integrity and honesty are the norm in terms of authorship as well as data and results. More...

By Donna Ferguson. Expense is often cited as a barrier to further learning, but there are multiple ways to fund a course. We talk to some older learners. More...

By Lawrence Wakefield. Worried about how you’ll meet your living costs at university? Use our handy guide to find out which universities offer the best bursaries. More...

By Geraldine Hackett. Young graduates are fuelling a rapid increase in the number of startups, partly because highly paid jobs in finance and law are hard to come by, but also because UK universities are setting up enterprise centres and postgraduate courses in entrepreneurship. More...

By Abby Young-Powell and Guardian readers. If you’re a female student studying science we’d like to hear your experiences. More...

By Claire Shaw. Tim Hunt provoked outrage when he said that female scientists cause trouble in science labs. We speak to women in the field to find out about attitudes they’ve encountered. More...