Should students have to pay more to study for a degree from Cambridge than, say, Coventry. More...

Interrupting lectures with my vocal tics would be less embarrassing if my classmates were more aware of the condition. More...

Perhaps it should not be the class of the degree obtained by which we should judge or select our leaders, but the subject (Letters, 14 October)? Of the two examples cited, Eden studied Oriental languages; Cameron read PPE. More...

China is a growing power in research and innovation. Universities wanting to stay at the vanguard of scientific discovery should cast their eyes east. More...

Interviews are a chance for university applicants to ask questions about the course, meet the academic team and show they deserve a place. They might also be a time to say “um, like” six times every sentence, develop a muscle twitch and get hit by a crippling cough. More...

New Office for Students set to receive powers to crack down on ‘safe spaces’ and bans on controversial speakers. More...

Arthur I Miller on the young Indian who eventually proved that a star really could collapse and fall into a black hole. More...

The teaching excellence framework can enhance academic careers. More...

Students were warned that a lecture discussing Titus Andronicus and The Comedy of Errors would include ‘discussions of sexual violence’. More...

A Guardian analysis has revealed that diversity at Oxbridge has slipped backwards in terms of ethnic, socio-economic and regional diversity. Share your stories with us. More...