National Audit Office says if English universities were banks, they would be investigated for mis-selling, as students say they do not get value for money. More...
Giulio Regeni murder: Cambridge tutor agrees to speak to Italian investigators
Maha Abdelrahman to be questioned amid accusations the university failed to keep Regeni safe in Egypt. More...
Top pay in universities is rising – but most staff aren't seeing any benefits
University staff salaries have fallen by 16% since 2009, and now pensions are being slashed. We need leaders who will look out for us – not their pay packets. More...
University food banks are monuments to the obscene pay of vice-chancellors
The changes VPs have championed at so many universities have drastically increased the cost of studying, condemning many students to poverty. More...
Call for archbishop to head inquiry into vice-chancellors' pay
It comes after it emerged that the departing vice-chancellor of Bath Spa, one of the UK’s smaller universities, was paid more than £800,000 in her final year in the role. More...
Ex-Bath Spa University vice-chancellor gets final year £429k payout
Christina Slade’s ‘compensation for loss of office’ meant she received over £800k in total when salary taken into account. More...
Advice for law students: how to impress at a legal careers fair
Law fairs add a human touch to what can feel like a gruelling and distant application process. They give students the chance to meet and greet firms and find out more about legal careers – ideal if you need help picking vacation schemes or training contracts. More...
Britain distrusts meritocracy: that’s the lesson from Bath University
Two successful university heads have come under fire for ‘excessive’ pay. But to get public servants who are capable we must accept high pay and high inequality. More...
Birmingham academics protest over university vice-chancellor's pay
Staff seek ‘reform of system which sees those at top allocate themselves huge salaries, while denying fair pay to those at bottom’. More...
Will the UK get a Brexit deal on research? That's the €160bn question
Eighteen months have passed since the EU referendum and the government’s position on science and research is no clearer – we need certainty. More...