Students

Some criticisms around survey may be justified but there are major risks in a wholesale replacement, warn experts    

From collecting student feedback often and early to alternative assessment methods, four experts from across the globe advise how to switch to online teaching mid-course

The shielding of the academic workplace from all risk of Covid-19 is not a safe or sane position, says Robert Poole

Analysis finds that a college’s reopening decision for the autumn term is tied to the red or blue shade of its state

Admonishments from student leaders will ring louder than punishments for non-adherents, say Sheldon Jacobson and Janet Jokela

Nationwide student boycott delayed exams crucial in keeping young doctors in the pipeline

Having dropped out of university because of loneliness and depression, Hayley Mulenda argues that effective use of data analytics and greater diversity of academic staff are crucial

Bavaria’s rules to keep university tutors on precarious contracts unfairly penalise those who want to work, says a lecturer caught out by red tape

Amazon’s and Netflix’s obsessive focus on using customer data to improve user experience has valuable lessons for universities, argues Mike O’Connor

Rosalie Minnitt calls on institutions to offer greater support to those struggling to find work in the midst of a pandemic

Expectations nevertheless modest given historical trends and virus complications

Government issues arrest warrants for students and files complaint against an overseas academic as protests, some held on university campuses, intensify 

Germany has tradition of student placements in firms and universities, but coronavirus lay-offs highlight lack of state support for living costs

Group of prominent UK scientists warns that the risk of infection is too high for in-person teaching

Different scenarios for legislative progress force universities to plan for range of outcomes

New guidelines offer fresh hope for veteran Indonesia studies scheme that was facing closure because of Covid impact on overseas travel

THE survey of Covid-19 safety rules finds most UK campuses will require wearing of face coverings, often during teaching, with some universities providing transparent visors for lecturers

Practical help for students and universities left exposed by the A-level results chaos is needed, not political point-scoring, says former Ucas chief executive Mary Curnock Cook

After students gather to party, campus moves to online one week into semester

Vast majority of scholars say their university has not adequately prepared them for supporting students with mental health issues

New measures slipped into draft Australian legislation ‘heavy handed’ and unnecessary, university group says

IB says students’ final grades will take greater account of coursework following controversy

Anna McKie speaks to three experts about why unconventional assessment can revolutionise students’ outcomes − and how to do it

Research finds that young Indians particularly ‘resilient’ in their pursuit of education

Hidden surprises in planned legislation giving effect to funding reforms

Labour leader’s call for rethink on moderation coincides with survey that suggests one in three applicants fear they are less likely to get into first-choice university

Scottish government says all downgraded Scottish Highers results will be withdrawn, prompting campaigns for same approach on A levels

High levels of ‘undecided’ students bode well for northern hemisphere enrolments

Before and after surveys suggest international students in Australia have suffered more than locals

Failure to act robustly risks legal, reputational and financial consequences for universities, says Susan Matthews

With Australia unlikely to allow foreign students in until next year, the possibility of them taking classes on Malaysian affiliate campuses is being explored

Frustrated with their university’s plan for the autumn, which is slated to include full dorms, a group of professors has broken rank and sent an open letter to students

Most institutions say they will take Erasmus+ students in the autumn, with Swiss universities universally open, while the UK and Netherlands are more closed

Study highlights how international students are treated as ‘a separate cohort’ and student advisors function like ‘nannies’

Hundreds of thousands left in limbo and questioning whether the country has the resources to hold tests safely during Covid-19 crisis

Pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests amplify pressure on multibillion-dollar sports programmes over levels of athlete remuneration

Higher education is no panacea, but critical thinking is the best antidote to inequality, say Chris Cunningham and Colin Samson

Universities and colleges offering hands-on training have found it harder to shift online, hurting their students, who are more likely to be from less-advantaged families

Australian authorities and universities sound warning over upsurge in bizarre and harrowing hoaxes

Canada sends ‘loud and clear’ message to foreign students with work rules change following deportation threat by US administration

Continuation of policy stokes fears that entry rules could damage internationalisation efforts

UNSW degree, thought to be first of its kind in world, aims to stay ahead of quantum engineering curve and meet surging global demand for skills

The recent lockdowns highlighted the strains in student housing provision in several countries. As students puzzle over why their universities have so little power to extract refunds from private providers for unused accommodation, Anna McKie asks whether it is time for some rewiring of the system   

Proposed university funding changes are unnecessarily complex and ‘rife with unintended consequences’, laureate professors say

Two years ago, universities claimed to be selling the student experience. So where are our lockdown refunds, asks Maria Magdalena Gajewska

Experts say using differential fees to direct students towards subjects goes against the purpose of higher education, and is also unlikely to work

Study also shows that the most advantaged teenagers are more likely to apply to Oxford or Cambridge than the least advantaged

A string of anti-immigration moves has already made the US significantly less attractive to international students, says Rajika Bhandari

Office for Students says results are ‘remarkably positive’ for cohort of students affected by Covid-19 and industrial action

One-third of respondents to NUS survey say they would feel ‘not at all safe’ if teaching returned to normal in September

Research also suggests that government’s anti-terrorism strategy is causing students and staff to self-censor discussions of Islam

Late move by Trump leaves Canada and UK with few options for bailing out victims of new student visa restrictions

Students and parents despair at disparity between predicted and final scores, with many saying that university places are at risk

Suspension reduced but it ‘still gets me out of the way’, Australian student representative says

Commons committee calls for clearer guidance and additional funding to cover reimbursements

Legal challenges may succeed, but US universities must plan how to maintain physical classes come what may to avoid mass deportations, says Brian Wong

Pastoral support for east Asian students has been re-engineered during lockdown and may offer lessons for the future

The pandemic drove learning worldwide into the digital sphere, but Latin America’s universities have responded slowly. Ellie Bothwell asks if the crisis will prompt the region to overcome the barriers to progress

Insurance now being offered at same time students pay tuition fees, but it would not have protected those looking for refunds over online switch

Emergency measures exemplify different treatment of public and private universities, critics say