After a difficult year in higher education, the festive break is a time to reset and rethink. Here are four inspiring reads for your stocking. More...

The astronomical course fees for these bloated institutions are no longer defensible. Two-year degrees would be a good move. More...

Ucas admission data shows that entry rate for pupils on free school meals was 17% while rate for others was 34%. More...

Jo Johnson says pay policies should be published more openly and VCs should not sit on committees that set their salaries. More...

Dysfunctional systems aren’t fixed through knee-jerk punishments. We need cultural change which makes a difference in the long term. More...

A government does not boost access to degrees by cramming the same work into less time, for more money. The idea of education as a social good is fading fast. More...

From the maths teacher hauled off a plane on his school trip to the US to the vice-chancellor who accused a Tory whip of McCathyism: we find out how they’re doing now. More...

Universities need to curb the high levels of pay for vice-chancellors and other senior staff or face a crackdown, the head of the new higher education regulator has told MPs. More...

Academic staff and students past and present respond to stories on the salaries of vice-chancellors at Bath and Birmingham universities. More...

Universities will be allowed to charge students almost £2,000 a year more in fees in return for allowing them to complete a degree over two years instead of three, ministers have revealed. More...