Going to university has become a "middle-class shibboleth" that reinforces social divisions and prevents the poor from accessing higher education to improve their life chances.To remedy the situation...
UCU to ballot over 'seriously disruptive action' as employers get their way. John Morgan reports
Journals are rightly seen as the "marketing arm of the pharmaceutical industry", according to the editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal.
MPs find council out of touch with researchers, with science suffering as a result, writes Paul Jump
Post-election focus will be on management and funding gap with England. Hannah Fearn reports
A vice-chancellor is considering legal action against the UK Border Agency over the damage she said her university has suffered because of its "disproportionate" action.
Stuck in the 'valley of death'? There's always a place at Silicon Valley. Matthew Reisz reports
The role of academics as expert witnesses has come under scrutiny after an Australian politician called for a professor to be sacked over his role in a high-profile murder trial.
Council backs School of Pharmacy's union with UCL despite 'vociferous' opposition, writes Simon Baker
Official says UKBA is investigating reduced-price places for foreign students. Sarah Cunnane reports
Public trust in scienceA measure of faithThe Royal Society is to carry out a study into openness and public trust in science. The move comes in the wake of the Climategate controversy, in which...
Women told to be more assertive when scaling the barriers of sexism, writes Matthew Reisz
We must properly debate all ideas: even off-quota places have some merits, as the Australian experience showed, says Don Nutbeam
Artists' ability to portray the human cost of war makes them invaluable, even in the era of 24-hour news, argues Peter Hill
CambridgeAeneas in HellAn opera devised by British librettist and music critic Paul Griffiths will receive its world stage premiere at Anglia Ruskin University on 24 May and will run until 28 May (...