Subsidising accommodation and providing bursaries for student essentials can go a long way in helping care leavers realise their potential, says UK universities and science minister Chris Skidmore
Ministers say most prestigious universities should ‘go furthest’ as they launch new guidelines
Queen guitarist Brian May completed his PhD after enjoying rock stardom. Jack Grove looks at how doctoral dropouts can land second chances – and supervisors can help
Academic autonomy is too often used as an excuse to ignore suggestions from students that could improve their education, says Janadari Wijesinghe
Complaints about depictions of contentious historical figures should be met with sensitivity and a firm grasp of the facts, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Cutting the number of people who benefit from a university education will do nothing to improve the lot of those who do not, says Graham Galbraith
Recruiting a five-year, full-time president could transform the umbrella body’s ability to defend the sector, says Sir Anthony Seldon
‘Anything goes’ approach does not serve doctoral candidates, universities or funders, say researchers
Philip Hammond also says panel report for post-18 review will be ‘published shortly’
While dozens are charged with fraud, ‘pay to play’ remains accepted practice at elite US institutions
Publisher expected to lose about €10 million a year, while Norwegian researchers face being unable to access new papers
Too often, the life-changing work of less prestigious universities goes overlooked. THE’s University Impact Rankings aim to change that, says Phil Baty
Geoffrey Stone says students’ successful efforts to persuade him not to use racial slur are a good example of free speech
Administrator leaves role at Nottingham Trent following ‘unfair’ monitoring
Martin Heidingsfelder, who has helped bring down several political high-fliers, still thinks there are plagiarists at the very top of German politics