How to eat well for £3.50 a day – by the scrimping experts
Students spend an average of £24.32 on food a week, according to a recent survey. Here’s how to improve your university menu without overspending. More...
Post-results university admissions would be a step backwards
Anyone who has been through the long summer of waiting for their or their children’s A-level results will have some sympathy with the idea that it would be far better if the business of university admissions was dealt with after you knew your results. More...
2VCs on...how is Brexit impacting universities?
The government has revealed its Brexit negotiating position on research and some of the post-withdrawal plans for EU university staff. But are universities already experiencing the effects of last year’s referendum vote. More...
Vice-chancellors may be winning big from tuition fees – but academics aren't
The vice-chancellor pay scandal is concealing the real problem within universities: talented young researchers are leaving because of low salaries. More...
What next for England’s troubled universities?
The new academic year has begun amid rows over soaring student debt, the size of vice-chancellors’ salaries and the modern value of a degree. More...
Drug dealers play their trump card
If pushers are handing out business cards to freshers, it sounds like they know their market. More...
Nine rules for your first days in student halls
Settling into your accommodation is the first big challenge at uni. Here are some tips to help you through. More...
How smearing a woman’s reputation was irresistible for the media
Many news organisations published Robbie Travers’ claims to have been victim of a PC stitch-up. If only they had dug a little deeper into the murky racial politics behind the story. More...
Universities must do more to stop the graduate brain drain
Most students move away after graduating but universities can persuade them to stay by building links with employers and improving local housing. More...