An extended period of political and financial unpredictability risks eroding our positive impact. What we need is stability. More...
MP says warnings over Durham nightclub venue were dismissed
Durham council’s licensing authority dismissed repeated warnings about safety issues in the leisure complex where a student was killed last week, the local MP has said. More...
Don and tonic: Oxford University launches its own brand of gin
‘Physic Gin’, which will be manufactured at a local distillery, will use several flavourings grown in the university’s Botanic Garden. More...
Vocational degrees are best route to highly skilled jobs, study finds
Traditionalists may complain about universities offering degrees in landscape gardening or public relations – but new research shows they are subjects with a great record for securing highly skilled jobs for the graduates who study them. More...
Head hunters sought for emperor search in Oxford
We were delighted to see the photographs of snow-covered emperors’ heads outside the Sheldonian Theatre on the letters page (7 February), a lovely illustration of the diversity of faces in the centre of Oxford. These are some of the third generation of heads, carved in 1972. More...
The fight against sexual misconduct at universities must go on
My experience as the women’s officer on the Cambridge University students’ union has been defined by conversations about sexual violence. I have seen students at their most vulnerable, and been witness to their fights for justice. More...
Generous maternity leave has made me a better academic
Universities with the best provision employ more women professors. This doesn’t surprise me at all. More...
Opportunity and risk: universities prepare for an uncertain future
Brexit, funding changes and a tarnished reputation are some of the issues facing the sector. But it is ready for the challenge. More...
Premier league clubs do well on diversity – so why don’t universities?
Universities are encouraged to play it safe and instead of investing in talent, favour over-coached public school applicants. More...