The University of Cambridge has admitted it has “a significant problem” with sexual misconduct after it received 173 complaints in nine months after launching a new anonymous reporting system. More...
Dental students and professor took selfie with two severed heads
Graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed heads used for medical research at a training workshop at Yale University last year – an episode Yale officials called “disturbing” and “inexcusable”. More...
Cambridge tops the league … as Britain’s most unequal city
Wealth is growing but only a small percentage of well-paid, highly-skilled workers are benefiting. More...
2VCs on ... what does 2018 look like for universities?
This year is set to be a tumultuous one for universities, with a new regulator, Brexit and changes to student finance. How are universities shoring up. More...
Scrap tuition fees. Graduate tax is a win-win for students – and everyone
A graduate tax is the fairest way of financing university students because the more they earn, the more tax they pay. More...
Vice-chancellors fear for financial outlook of UK higher education
Cuts in tuition fees could push some institutions towards insolvency, survey finds. More...
A policy change away from collapse': universities' fears for 2018
New research sheds light on the different fortunes facing UK universities, as some find themselves on the brink of insolvency. More...
What's driving decisions in universities?
Universities are struggling to navigate a complex policy environment as changes flood in thick and fast. Here are 2018’s main flash points. More...
What I wish I had known about freelancing in the arts
I spent weeks refreshing my inbox, making to-do lists I didn’t keep and wasting my savings. Here’s what I would do differently. More...
Nagging university students for feedback is like pestering for TripAdvisor reviews
Universities are manipulating their students into providing positive NSS scores to boost their reputations. This has to stop. More...