By Declan Carey. I was sure I wanted to be a teacher, but my experience as a classroom assistant made me think twice. More...

By Julia Kollewe. Ombudsman urges students to stand up for their rights when dealing with energy suppliers, telecoms firms and landlords. More...

By Alex Dean. Japanese universities are cutting humanities and social sciences in favour of ‘practical’ subjects, sparking global concern. More...

By Press Association. Research finds George Osborne’s proposals to freeze the repayment minimum salary at £21,000 and replace grants with loans could significantly increase costs. More...

By Larry Elliott. Research from the IFS, Cambridge and Harvard also suggests graduates’ gender pay gap is less than official figures say. More...

By Andrew Smith. Bored students is the least of it – the bullet point-ization of information is making us stupid and irresponsible. More...

By Kristal Brent Zook. Publishing in academic journals is prestigious, but sharing your ideas with a wider audience is exciting and full of unexpected rewards. More...

By Elena Rodriguez-Falcon. Do gay people shun engineering – or are they keeping their sexuality secret? Either way, it’s time to change the atmosphere in university departments. More...

By Rebecca Ratcliffe. Tourist-style prospectuses promise flash new halls and facilities, but many students are tired of living on a building site and think the money could be better spent. More...

By Selina Todd. If universities want to increase opportunities for women and working class and BME people, they should think about abolishing selection criteria. More...