Recent weeks have seen extensive strikes across the country at 57 universities. The dispute stems from the transition of lecturers pension from "defined benefits" to a "defined contributions" scheme. Universities UK says the current scheme has a deficit of more than £6bn which it cannot ignore. The University and College Union…

University education is free at the point to access in the United Kingdom and don’t forget it! No matter your background you can afford to go to university. That is truer than ever with student “loans”, you never have to pay it back if you can’t afford it. In…