Students

Major union win includes access to arbitration or mediation on discrimination and harassment complaints

Students who escaped the chaos in Kabul are beginning their second terms at overseas universities. But can they concentrate on their studies amid trauma, worries about their families and uncertainty about their future prospects? Pola Lem considers what more universities can do to help

The historian raised in a military family talks about her interest in both war and community, and the formative class which shaped that

Staff and students voice concern over CUHK’s condition that union can be reinstated only if it pledges not to break law

Enlisting miscreants to help improve understanding of contract cheating, as part of their punishment, could be a way forward, says Kholah Yaruq Malik

Students collaborate to combat food shortages, as Covid widens the gap between Australia’s haves and have-nots

Two years after student was beaten to death by classmates, calls for institutions to take more responsibility

Outside a few elite institutions promising online formats for the coming semester, campus health experts fear monetary strains may overpower medical judgement

University students’ experiences attract some attention in developing countries but almost none in the West, study finds

The University of Cape Town vice-chancellor ‘walks a tightrope between the picket line and the boardroom’ to ensure the entire campus community is listened to

The financial effects of Covid may cause disadvantaged college applicants to panic, unclear how to apply for aid or too ashamed to do so, says Amy Glynn

New scheme unveiled six years after its underperforming predecessor was scrapped

The National University of Singapore president says changing mindsets has been the most challenging aspect of overhauling approach to education

Even with in-person limits easing, large numbers of students struggle to re-establish pre-pandemic norms, data show

Undergraduates and postgraduates express sympathy for lecturers who have also struggled with shift online during pandemic

Latest developments on both sides of the Tasman Sea highlight the uncertainty confronting international students

York leader tells THE Campus Live that ‘tattoo parlours had much more notice’ of Covid restrictions than students

Hepi report on graduates’ perspectives on English loans system spotlights ‘psychological burden’ as ministers set to unveil loan hikes

A group of undergraduates who got together to build a racing car taught Nic Smith how much horsepower there is in community

Former corporate finance analyst promises to help students negotiate campus aid awards in return for a cut

A major new survey underlines the value that students derived from flipped learning during the pandemic, says Harriet Dunbar-Morris

President of Canadian institution admits mistake in moving quickly amid concern over sexual assaults on campus and nearby violence

Fearing for protester well-being, university’s president promises improvements in dormitory conditions to conclude uprising at prominent institution

The University of York vice-chancellor explains how he looked to the past to devise a new institutional mission and why it relates to his own family background

In the first of our new ‘talking leadership’ interview series, Rosa Ellis meets the Johns Hopkins University president to discuss how he is realigning the institution to educate students about democracy and encourage them to contest ideas

UK Engagement Survey finds less than two-thirds of undergraduates feel universities ensured quality of academic experience during Covid-19

Refugee academics claim they face steep accommodation fees and scant relief from institutions

The problem – amid a general mood of satisfaction – may trace to unrealistic expectations, American Academy of Arts and Sciences says

‘Families who have more resources will find ways to go around the policy,’ says scholar

Job prospects and Covid-19 among biggest issues for young people, wide-ranging study finds

The new wave of violence targeting female students across the UK requires urgent redress, says Nicole Westmarland

Wave of reported injection assaults in nightclubs and bars raises questions over level of responsibility that lies with institutions

Changing university curricula to reflect challenges of climate change will inspire students, not lofty environmental commitments, says Daniella Tilbury

Two-thirds of eligible college students voted, with Trump-era motivations seen to be generating new political power for campus voices

THE Climate Impact Forum hears issue may still be seen as ‘middle-class problem’ in poorer nations

Graduation days are students’ days. Why can’t they be all-singing and all-dancing, asks James Derounian

Community colleges and small private institutions call for more government aid as undergraduate numbers shrink another 3 per cent

But Queensland plan requires federal approval – and by the time it receives it, circumstances may have changed

Australian university applications and offers defy both Covid and Canberra

In data timed to the nation’s post-census redrawing of district lines, Tufts researchers offer legal grounds to challenge conservative tactics

As another legal ruling cements the concept of student athletes as employees, institutions need to react, say Harry Johnson and Nicole Buffalano

Many press on with classes, despite hiding from the Taliban

Anger growing amid greater awareness and sense of administration failures

Push to remove statue ‘can be seen as final stage of mainlandising’ Hong Kong’s campuses

An enlightened university should offer all accused students expert representation, advice and support, says Daniel Sokol

Institutions need to do all they can to stay visible and be ready to welcome students back when borders reopen, says Stephen Connelly

Reform of student financing expected as part of comprehensive spending review next month

University ‘keen to engage’ staff and students on ‘merger’, while sidestepping inconsistencies in proposal

Sociologist Jessica Simpson says research on student erotic dancers was hampered by obstructive universities and students’ unions

Analysis finds that LGBT+ students are more likely to declare a mental health condition and to research support services before choosing a university

Geoff Hanmer claims Australian universities are being pressured to build towering city campuses that students dislike

THE survey finds strong support for Covid-19 vaccine passports among international students, who are keen to study in-person 

Any changes to borrowing terms likely to hit average earners hardest, warns IFS

Anhui launches ‘marriage assistance project’ in response to concerns that too many graduates are going elsewhere

Researchers call for universities to pay greater attention to impact of temperature on study habits, as climate change pushes weather to extremes

As freshers make up for forgone alcohol experiments during lockdown, George Bass won’t be surprised to see more hair ransoms on Instagram 

Despite chronically low youth turnout, federal agency sees bigger pandemic need to aid elderly with ballots

Walkouts expected as government decides on English reforms in wake of Covid disruption

Forthcoming UUK statement says it is ‘good practice’ to involve relatives but that decisions ‘must be based on appropriate clinical judgement’

Hayder Aljayyash made £20,000 from fraud, court hears