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University staff to walk out for three days in what may be the largest ever in the higher education sector.

In many countries, students go to their nearest institution, but in England in particular, there is a strong historical precedent for going away to university.

Students doing a “sandwich degree” can spend a year between their second and final years at university in employment.

One recent survey found that 43% of academic staff exhibited symptoms of at least a mild mental disorder

Students must not be assessed on course material that they haven’t had the opportunity to learn.

Demonstrations have broken out across Turkey following the death of Berkin Elvan, a 15-year-old boy, who fell into a coma during last summer’s Gezi park protests after he was struck in the head by a teargas…

From jokes to rape, there have been nearly 60,000 posts by women recounting their experiences of sexism and sexist violence since journalist and feminist Laura Bates launched her Everyday Sexism project…

In the current rush to achieve the highest student satisfaction and best positions on university league tables we are at significant risk of dumbing down what’s being taught at universities. At both traditional…

Finding your creative space with meaning.

“There is no conflict between fair access and academic excellence. Nor should there be.” So said Les Ebdon, director of fair access to higher education in his latest report to parliament. But when it comes…