A new report shows how building trust between service users and future social workers can impact practice. More...

The ballooning costs of attending high-end academic conferences are excluding early-career researchers. But we need their fresh perspectives. More...

The Spectator’s attack on ‘campus tyranny’ misses the point. Trigger warnings and diversity movements show students are finally thinking for themselves. More...

A student who faces losing his place at Oxford University due to uncertainty over his immigration status has told the Guardian he does not know what he would do if deported to Zimbabwe, where he was adopted as an orphan by a British family. More...

I left the University of Bath’s advisory board because high executive salaries are driving inequality. The public sector must lead the way in tackling it. More...

During a visit to a salon de thé in Troyes (Letters, 23 August), our choices of proper tea were put into little muslin squares and tied up with ribbon, which then had boiling water poured on them in the cup. We had been expecting it to come in pots, but these worked brilliantly. Following the salon’s example, we have had a tea timer for some years, which has three timers built in: orange sand for three minutes, blue for four, and green for five. More...

Reading the Russell Group of universities’ defence, you might believe there was “nothing to see here” when it comes to the treatment of university lecturers. More...

Union leader says remuneration policies must be more transparent after fourth MP quits Bath University role over pay row. More...

Migration experts will be asked to examine the impact of international students on the UK job market, in a Home Office review that campaigners warned may lead to tougher restrictions. More...

Fresh evidence that 97% of international students leave country after finishing studies throws previous figures into doubt. More...