By Stephen Curry. The Higher Education and Research Bill has to be amended before it undermines the autonomy and vitality of our universities and the UK research base. More...

By Thomas Lancaster. Students are spending as little as £20 for essays online, but the cost to academia is immeasurable. We need fight back against this damaging industry. More...

By Rowena Mason. Downing Street says it is not looking at removing students from official figures after chancellor suggests definition of immigrant may be reviewed. More...

By Sally Weale and David Batty. Recommendations include action to prevent violence against women, harassment and hate crime. More...

By Academics Anonymous. A campaign of harassment was ruining my life, yet I was belittled by police and abandoned by my colleagues. More...

By Jane Tinkler. A new prize is launched today for thinkers and writers who want to ask big questions and solve social problems. Here’s what the judges are looking for. More...

By Alice Ross. Institutional racism in Britain’s universities is harming the performance of minority ethnic students, the UK’s first professor of black studies has said. More...

By Mo Costandi. Musical training can have a dramatic impact on your brain’s structure, enhancing your memory, spatial reasoning and language skills. More...

By Kehinde Andrews. Of course universities are racist – they’re part of a regressive system. We have to recognise the role they play in our society if we are to challenge it. More...

By Janet Murray. With usual funding sources squeezed, and Brexit round the corner, researchers are asking the public to fund their studies – from bees to LSD. More...