A student who faced losing his place at Oxford University because of uncertainty over his immigration status has won his battle to remain in Britain indefinitely. More...
How can UK science raise the bar for diversity and inclusion?
A new network for equality, diversity and inclusion in research will challenge the UK scientific community to take these priorities more seriously. More...
The only fair way to end university fees is to raise taxation – sorry!
High university fees were based on the political idea that there is no such thing as ‘public interest’. That view has to be defeated. More...
Top universities 'incredibly slow' to take more disadvantaged students – report
Study of England’s leading universities finds only marginal increases in access for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. More...
Why does Oxford’s £410,000-a-year vice-chancellor feel so hard done by?
According to a pay survey by the University and College Union, the average VC’s pay is 6.5 times greater than their average staff member, and the former has increased in percentage terms far more than the latter over the past few years. More...
Oxford and Cambridge top world university rankings
Oxford beats Cambridge to top spot as several other leading British institutions slide down league table. More...
Vice-chancellors jump on to the gravy train
Readers take issue with the giant salaries of the academic bureaucrats who head Britain’s universities. More...
Why shouldn’t we shine a light on fat-cat bosses in our universities?
After the row over vice-chancellors’ pay, and with students paying £9,000 tuition fees, universities must be far more transparent about their finances. More...
University gender gap at record high as 30,000 more women accepted
Ucas says young women a third more likely to go to university than men, and overall admissions are down on last year. More...
Foreign students bring so much to Britain
Like many others in parliament and the universities, I have consistently challenged this policy and been consistently fobbed off with arrogant or feeble responses. I must conclude that Theresa May wants to keep referring to these 140,000-plus students as immigrants because it suits some disgraceful scaremongering tactic. More...