Students

The pandemic has exposed the limits that commercial models impose on libraries’ ability to facilitate access, says Gauthier Van Malderen

Administration describes move as opening bid to revive aid for sector’s victims

Lift your game, minister tells Covid-struck universities, as students mark institutions down on engagement

Profound change is in the offing for higher education, but history suggests non-Western students’ voices will not be heard, says Farish A. Noor

Japanese and Korean schools struggle to recruit as border restrictions continue

Chinese students becoming more supportive of authoritarian government during time in liberal democracy

The circle can be squared via long-term projects conducted outside the regular timetable, says Lindy Elkins-Tanton

Students’ gravitation towards communal living may be exactly the insight we need to solve the stubborn problems of remote learning, says Carlo Ratti

Netherlands government’s package of support for students and universities comes as calls for fee refunds mount in England

Programme that has politicians visit classrooms finds new vibrancy in era of heightened political tension

The pandemic may be goading Australia’s stay-at-home students to look further afield for their education, although some of them may ultimately decide to stay put

Students should not be left out of pocket for pursuing legitimate claims against their institutions, say Daniel Sokol and Bradley Talbot

Two-thirds of UK students say well-being has worsened since start of term, ONS reports

Selling ‘the uni experience’ has helped put bums on seats and cash in coffers, but now it’s providing grist for refund-seeking students, says Madeleine Davies

Grim statistics on single-honours enrolments belie an explosion in joint-honours provision, says Katherine Astbury

SOAS scholar says free speech is not an on/off switch and speakers could be invited on certain terms

My plumber made me realise that being just a ‘professional and efficient’ teacher wouldn’t cut it during this time of transition, says Peter Vanberkel

Putting the onus on students to maintain honour can be effective but it takes time to assimilate the mindset, says Sara Pervaiz Amjad

Rites of passage failed to launch this year, from sex to graduation. We have a moral duty to help students find meaning in their lives, says Bertus Jeronimus

Teaching online renders women’s bodies invisible, but are their talking heads really judged on a par with men’s, asks Kate Eichhorn

Students who ‘strategically’ jettison subjects early are among the least likely to complete courses, Australian research finds

Survey finds that country has become more attractive to prospective overseas students since presidential election

Campaigners say tight-knit elitism, boozy initiation weeks and a lacklustre administrative response have led to a culture of silence in grandes écoles

Most universities yet to meet enrolment quotas for new academic year, raising concerns about institutional viability

Why shouldn’t marketing staff have ongoing input into the brand perception they work so hard to cultivate among prospects, asks Victoria O’Malley

We know from bitter experience that poor or misguided online practice can have serious safeguarding consequences, say Emma Bond and Andy Phippen

Repeat of autumn semester outbreaks adds to mounting pressure on Greek system

Awareness campaigns, support services and coordination with local authorities and transport providers are all needed, says Maya Tutton

The University of Groningen’s response to the pandemic has been widely lauded. Key to it was taking teachers and students seriously from the start, says Klaas van Veen

Students share in small permanent increase to welfare payments

What if I could be in 2,000 breakout group discussions simultaneously, nudging students along a more productive path? asks David Shrier

Education department asserts right to approve language course closures while insisting that it ‘does not intervene’

‘No detriment’ policies lead to wide variation in degree classifications across sector

University and College Union accuses ministers of ‘fighting phantom threats’

Legislation will enable police presence on campuses after years of academics being assaulted, held hostage and blocked from entering buildings

Spaniards and Poles notably buck the trends found in other countries

In Thailand, even school leavers with UK connections are starting to look elsewhere, says sixth-form head Sadie Hollins

We must find ways to balance integrity, privacy, accessibility, workload and student expectations, say Jennifer Lawrence and Kylie Day

An ideological gap has grown, where some universities have different ideas to students about the concept of a university, says Steve Davies

Reduced tuition fees and more hardship scholarships would help those watching Zoom lectures while working on checkouts, says Barbara Franz

Universities should urge their students to behave better but also must consider how they may enable abuse, argue Columbia professors

People who teach digital skills in a computer lab know that students aren’t always as adept as they might pretend to be, says Elizabeth Losh

With US enrolment numbers falling off a cliff, the future is ripe for deep, cross-border partnerships between institutions, says Rick Shangraw

English universities are making huge efforts to support students through the pandemic, but the government must play its part, says Anthony Forster

Much more cash – and fundamental reform – needed to alleviate impact of Covid-19 on learners, say unions

Accelerating trend adds to nightmare scenario for admissions staff and forces universities to lift their game on student experience

Anna McKie hears from experts on how to ensure your pedagogy helps students achieve, regardless of their background

THE survey finds that availability of funding trumps health, student experience and quality of online learning as main worry

Competition and Markets Authority says collusion on prices could have left disabled students with less funding available through support scheme

Cross-party report calls on Westminster government to more than double hardship funding, but says straight refunds aren’t the answer

Full impact of pandemic on Office of the Independent Adjudicator caseload may yet emerge

OfS head warns that pandemic uplift must not ‘bake in’ further grade inflation over longer term

Online teaching has allowed less-confident students, so often female, to create for themselves a space in which to speak, says Madeleine Davies

The move online allows students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and learn from a variety of sources, says Tom Collinson

Online graduation rates are much lower than those for conventional degrees. It’s time to ‘re-personalise’ remote learning, says Ormond Simpson

Universities should partner with students instead of treating them like passive recipients of our superior knowledge, says Simone Buitendijk

British Council expert says universities should be prepared for more deferrals, cancellations and late decision-making over the next 12 months

Higher education finance expert weighs up costs of options for government, amid calls for loan discounts and cash grants

Life in the age of Covid does not lend itself readily to students internships, but there are alternatives, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan

The way US graduation figures are calculated misses out those with a non-traditional path through higher education, says Corey S. Bradford