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Science communicator and hospital consultant warns narrow selection of people accessing prestigious subjects is harming society 

Panel says sector’s progress on tackling inequality is ‘frustratingly slow’ and suggests funding link will be key to solving issue

Some students have been murdered while others are living on the streets, says Lynn Dobbs

Party manifestos all seen as likely to drive English institutions’ focus away from dwindling per-student funding, towards increasing research income

Oxford professor challenges his fellow geographers to reflect on their often myopic perspectives

Step comes as employers and union debate equality, casualisation and workload, without movement on pay offer

Thousands walk out, but universities say they expect â€˜low to medium’ levels of disruption

After last year’s walkout over pensions, this year’s action is ‘part of something bigger’, say union members

Conservatives also aim to tackle ‘low-quality courses’ in England and ‘reform the science funding system’

International students and staff should be expected to speak the national language of the host institution, says study

Trimming the cost of flagship research scheme – in particular, the European Research Council – would harm EU priorities, sector leaders warn

Study finds that junior scholars at less prestigious universities have most to gain from co-authoring with a leading academic early in their career