Sector*s social purpose must be &unleashed* post-pandemic, yet government policy could revive &old inequalities*, warns ex-Labour minister turned UAL v-c
Postgraduate loans appeared to narrow gap between working class students and others but Sutton Trust warns that increased costs could wipe out this progress
Governments have focused on building up a lavishly funded research elite, but the forced switch online has made them realise losers in this system cannot cope