It comes after it emerged that the departing vice-chancellor of Bath Spa, one of the UK’s smaller universities, was paid more than £800,000 in her final year in the role. More...

Christina Slade’s ‘compensation for loss of office’ meant she received over £800k in total when salary taken into account. More...

Law fairs add a human touch to what can feel like a gruelling and distant application process. They give students the chance to meet and greet firms and find out more about legal careers – ideal if you need help picking vacation schemes or training contracts. More...

Two successful university heads have come under fire for ‘excessive’ pay. But to get public servants who are capable we must accept high pay and high inequality. More...

Staff seek ‘reform of system which sees those at top allocate themselves huge salaries, while denying fair pay to those at bottom’. More...

Eighteen months have passed since the EU referendum and the government’s position on science and research is no clearer – we need certainty. More...

Instead of trying to cram more learning into less time, we should allow people to take their degree at the pace that suits them. More...

A row over Southampton University’s vice-chancellor’s pay has escalated after the institution admitted he was on the committee that awarded him a pay package worth £433,000. More...