By Clive Seale. Originally I supported the £9,000 tuition fee regime. But now, after my own daughter has gone through the system, I realise that the interest rates charged are scandalous. More...
If you can't imagine things, how can you learn?
By Mo Costandi. We know some people can’t conjure up mental images. But we’re only beginning to understand the impact this “aphantasia” might have on their education. More...
Germany axed tuition fees – but is it working out?
By Philip Oltermann. Critics of Britain’s education revolution cite the Berlin model. But it’s not that simple. More...
When university can seem as distant as Mars
By . Pupils from deprived backgrounds are still less likely to think about going to university than their better-off peers. More...
Graduates who keep on paying after they’ve cleared their student debts
By Harriet Meyer. Controversial loan system is under fire again as it emerges that thousands overpay after leaving university. More...
This bad bill will put universities on the road to serfdom
By . The higher education bill is a shocker: do ministers really need the powers of ‘entry and search’. More...
Scientists aren't superheroes – failure is a valid result
By Andrew Gelman. The media has an appetite for clear-cut findings, but sometimes all we can offer is ambiguity and more questions. More...
Academic performs 500-tweet hatchet job on new study of Shakespeare
By Alison Flood. Rather than sounding off in the letters pages of the Times Literary Supplement, a professor at the University of Toronto has taken to the less genteel world of Twitter to unleash an extraordinary tirade of more than 500 tweets attacking a new book on King Lear. More...
'Elephant Man' skeleton deserves Christian burial, say campaigners
By Chris Johnston. Victorian celebrity’s remains should be returned to home town of Leicester, says descendant of one of his managers. More...
Two-thirds of students in England 'feel degree cost is not good value'
By Sally Weale. Survey finds satisfaction levels have fallen sharply since tuition fees rose to £9,000, with BME students particularly unhappy. More...