The Nottingham Trent video was a glimpse of the casual and institutional racism that students experience at university. More...
'I'm quite happy to be a stopgap': life in a boomerang household
A report this week found that young adults who return to the family home can have a negative impact on their parents’ quality of life. The London School of Economics study found that about a quarter of young adults in the UK now live with their parents – the highest number since records began in 1996 – as a consequence of spiralling housing costs and poor job security. More...
Racist incidents at universities show they aren’t as tolerant as we think
It’s 2018! We’re supposed to be a much more tolerant and progressive society than those grim days, decades ago, of abuse and overt racism. And in today’s universities there is a growing number of black and minority-ethnic students and staff. More...
University vice-chancellors are paid far more than public sector peers
Analysis by the Guardian shows vice-chancellors’ salaries outstrip those of leaders of NHS trusts and local authorities. More...
Why I’m a striking lecturer: I want to stop the slow death of public education
On the picket line I’ve seen how much widespread support there is, by those fighting against broader attacks on education. More...
Degree courses to be ranked in price comparison-type system
Plan under teaching excellence framework will make available details such as potential earnings. More...
Sky-high pay in education isn’t just for university bosses. Look at academies
Leaders of academy trusts often earn more than £200,000, while the profession struggles to recruit teachers. More...
Archive: student rag days quieter than they used to be – March 1962
The definitive history of student Rags has yet to be written; it could do worse than choose for its title one of the commonly heard expletives from bystanders when undergraduates are on the rampage. More...
Privileged students need to battle Oxford's homelessness crisis
As students, we’re told about becoming world future leaders, but there are pressing problems on our own doorsteps. More...
My students support our strike – they don't want to be passive consumers
My university assumed students just want ping pong tables, but they’re as angry with marketisation as their lecturers. More...