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Life as an early career researcher is hard, but when you add being working class into the mix, the obstacles are almost insurmountable, writes an anonymous academic facing the death of her university career

安娜·麦基(Anna McKie)问道：当今世界日新月异，大学需要扩充课程，以培养雇主日益看重的批判性思维和创造力吗？

Hepi survey finds student opinion is in direct opposition to government and regulator policy

Universities’ vocal opposition to government plans for vastly increased international fees has yielded only minor concessions, says Juliette Torabian 

Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Selina Sutton explains what universities are doing wrong (and right) when supporting PhD candidates during pregnancy and beyond

Treasury officials will find it harder to ignore the deficit pressures caused by subsidising lower-earning creative arts students after analysis, researcher argues

Experts question whether new National Science Project will have wide impact beyond creating ‘a few islands of research excellence’

The teaching excellence framework “needs urgent fixing” at all levels, review is warned

Former ESRC chief executive to replace Swansea’s suspended v-c Richard Davies after his ‘planned retirement’

Report on financial sustainability of UK universities suggests that any attempt to lower fees could have big impact on some institutions

Education secretary Damian Hinds’ call for more scrutiny of decision-making behind vice-chancellors’ ‘high pay’ may lead to problems, experts warn

The departure of the University and College Union’s long-time leader has intensified calls for democratic reform, and activists could take a greater role