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Rachael Pells
Rachael Pells is a freelance journalist specialising in science and education
September 2020
Towns and gowns
'Covid is a social crisis': the university staff and students filling welfare gaps
Universities are facing more demands on their community work than ever – but its future is threatened by a funding crisis
August 2020
Clearing 2020
How am I going to meet anyone? Student societies and clubs race to go digital
Clearing 2020
It's never too early to think about jobs: how students can get a foot in the door
Clearing 2020
Decolonising the university: a new student's guide to campus activism
Will 'clearing plus' really make it easier to apply to university?
June 2020
Future of education
'It's what students look for': the Dutch university that's only hiring women
Just 15% of professors at Eindhoven University of Technology were women until it introduced a radical new scheme
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