At least 10 students admitted to college have lost their chance to matriculate after posts in private group joked about race, child abuse and sexual assault. More...
Why we can't trust academic journals to tell the scientific truth
Academic journals don’t select the research they publish on scientific rigour alone. So why aren’t academics taking to the streets about this. More...
Art students: share your end-of-year artwork
As the academic year draws to a close, art students are putting the finishing touches to their projects. We want you to share the results of your endeavours with the rest of the Guardian Students community. More...
Keep women in academia by providing childcare, historian urges universities
A leading British historian has called on universities to provide more support for childcare to reduce the number of women who leave academia before they reach the peak of their careers. More...
Third of university students say courses are poor value
Figure has doubled in five years, and students from minority backgrounds are among the least satisfied, survey shows. More...
US oil firm Halliburton branded ‘obscene’ over unpaid UK internships
Texas-based firm, which reported revenues of $16bn in 2016, posts ad offering full-time roles on unpaid work experience scheme. More...
UK universities fall down global league tables after budget cuts
Frozen tuition fees, a lack of research funding and fewer highly qualified staff than international rivals sees UK institutions suffer in world rankings. More...
Top 200 universities in the world 2018: the UK's rise and fall
As the latest QS world university rankings are released, we look at the big story from this year’s results – the UK slipping down global rankings. More...
Top 200 universities in the world 2018 - the table
What makes a great PhD supervisor?
What do you think makes outstanding doctoral supervision? Is it cold, hard academic expertise, or something softer and more human, like people skills and the ability to build relationships. More...