The head of the Student Loans Company – which administers the government’s burgeoning portfolio of tuition fees and maintenance loans – has been suspended pending an investigation, the company has confirmed. More...

There’s concern about the 1%, but the wealthy 20% is just as adept at maintaining its social advantage. More...

Academics have grown grateful for any work at all, no matter how precarious. It’s time to give us the employment conditions we deserve. More...

Where will the social workers of the future come from? Debt is deterring students while universities are withdrawing courses. More...

Universities provide public – not private – goods. If the social benefits outweigh the financial, it’s only fair we charge students accordingly. More...

What is it like being deaf at university? There’s no universal experience – but institutions need to do more to accommodate us. More...

The focus on whether English universities should charge tuition fees skirts around the important question of maintenance support. Wales is one step ahead. More...

The current tuition fee regime is socially progressive and keeps our universities afloat. But students need to feel they’re getting a fair deal. More...

Students deserve to see itemised bills from universities. More...

Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields medal in mathematics, has died. She was 40. More...