Survey and report by Women’s Higher Education Network urges universities to radically revise their attitudes to deadlines, career development and promotion
Universities minister says campuses can be flexible in their start date, ahead of statement from education secretary on whether A levels will be pushed back
Rise of graduate class has reduced status of manual workers, influential figure warns in book that may offer philosophy for Tory reshaping of post-18 education
Observers say the country’s universities are led by loyalists, and have long supported president by expelling opposition students and teaching pro-government ideology courses