By Larry Elliott. Mismatch of skills and labour market as university education keeps growing is bad for students and employers, suggests CIPD. More...
Pivoting postgrads: how to change direction to win that dream job
By Sarah Archer. Undergraduate degrees don’t always lead to the career you wanted, but postgraduate study can alter your path. Here’s some expert advice. More...
Nobel economics prize won by Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström
By Katie Allen and Graeme Wearden. Pair’s work is described as key to understanding contracts and institutions that hold today’s economies together. More...
Universities urged to work harder to recruit disadvantaged students
By Richard Adams. Report from Universities UK says access rates among white working-class men also need improving to boost social mobility. More...
Is the internet killing our brains?
By Dean Burnett. The web gives us access to endless information. What impact does this have on our memory, and our attention spans. More...
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Scale of sexual abuse in UK universities likened to Savile and Catholic scandals
By David Batty and Sally Weale. Stories of more than 100 women shared with Guardian expose pattern of harassment which remains largely hidden. More...
I've left my PhD behind, but I'm being put under pressure to publish
By Academics Anonymous. My supervisor is trying to convince me to revisit my doctorate even though I have no interest in academia. Is that fair. More...
Sexual harassment at university: 'I felt terrified to say anything'
By David Batty and Sally Weale. Rebecca Nice tells of how she suffered harassment from a course leader while an undergraduate at Winchester University. More...
South African student leaders vow to continue tuition fee protests
By Jason Burke. Universities say they cannot make further concessions as last year’s fee freeze has put their finances under great strain. More...