The university’s policy on affirmative action is on trial – but it is the evidence of links between offers of acceptance and donations that is most damning. More...

Readers respond to Kwame Anthony Appiah’s long read on the author of The Rise of the Meritocracy, published 60 years ago. More...

Ministers move to address concerns over growing number of first-class degrees. More...

Ucas is open for university applications for 2019. Here’s all you need to know. More...

Dr Frankenstinker, Professor Branestawm … How can little girls become academics when all the role models are men. More...

The letter, signed by 29 Nobel prizewinners and six Fields medallists, says the UK “must now strive to ensure that as little harm as possible is done to research”. More...

All too often, sustainability is treated as a one-off topic, rather than a practice to be embraced by all. More...

The recognition and support of a minority group should never be thought of as threatening rights for all, write several academics. I received no grant; only death threats, says another. More...

A students’ union has been forced to introduce fancy dress guidelines after a student society held a homelessness-themed party. More...

Free speech on campus never seems to be out of the headlines. This autumn the government is due to publish new guidelines for universities and students, following universities minister Sam Gyimah’s claims that unpopular views are being blocked on campus. More...