By Richard Adams. Major survey finds graduates, whose three-year BA or BSc courses began in 2012 when fees were nearly trebled, seek high salaries to pay off debt. More...
Schooled in UK but denied student loan: 'It's heartbreaking to be cheated of this'
By Owen Bowcott. Supreme court to hear test case over rule changes making immigrants with limited leave to remain in UK ineligible for student loan. More...
Sir Tim Hunt: my gratitude to female scientists for their support
By Robin McKie. Ousted professor receives emails of backing from academics and urges scientific community to use incident to remove remaining barriers for women in science. More...
Oxford Uni must decolonise its campus and curriculum, say students
By André Rhoden-Paul. A campaign set up by Oxford students is calling for better representation of non-white culture in the curriculum. More...
What nobody tells you about studying abroad
By Jack Harry. Everyone told me how much fun I was going to have, but there are many things it would have been more useful for me to have known. More...
Don't take social work training away from universities
By Joanne Westwood. The political appetite to remove social work education from universities and fund private businesses to train students is misplaced. More...
University research on terrorism may never be free from interference
By David Miller and Narzanin Massoumi. Government agencies are regular attendees at academic meetings on conflict and terrorism, but their influence may affect the transparency of research. More...
Cheating found to be rife in British schools and universities
By Richard Adams. Channel 4 Dispatches uncovers shady practices across the board, from rigged primary school key assessments to 40,000 university students disciplined for plagiarism. More...
Booming universities take taxpayers for a ride
By Jeremy Warner. Too many students are wasting time on useless degrees, with their loans being written off. Read more...