Students

Disgust at far-right violence at University of Virginia prompts stronger stance

Key figures from the university sector respond to the 2017 A-level results

Replacing England’s tuition fee system with a cheaper and fairer alternative is not as difficult as many claim, says Andrew Adonis

Evidence from Denmark indicates drunken induction weeks make it difficult for reluctant drinkers to feel at home

Mass rallies held across the south-east Asian country as legislation to remove tuition fees is passed

Law lecturer warns that UK-EU student deal could be seen as benefit for ‘elite and middle class’

Taking in a refugee student posed more challenges than Sharon Maxwell Magnus was expecting, but the effort was well worth it

The effectiveness of the NSS boycott means it is now time for universities to sit up and listen, says Sorana Vieru

Australian legislation proposes to lower the country’s generous loan repayment threshold – but some argue that it should rise even higher, says Andrew Norton

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

The success of the student boycott of the National Student Survey is not necessarily a success for students, writes Andrew McRae 

Students’ unions achieve goal in teaching excellence framework protest at Cambridge, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield, and eight other institutions

Many students aren’t reporting sexual harassment or assault on campus despite efforts to tackle the problem, say Hareem Ghani and Graham Towl

Data on the entry qualifications of students at UK universities suggest that there must be more to the growth in top degrees

Prevent monitoring and defeat of legal challenge shows that anti-extremism policy is not limiting academic freedom, says Hifsa Harron-Iqbal

Researchers argue that national data provides a powerful call to action

It has long been claimed that critical thinking ability sets graduates apart. But are universities really preparing students for the modern workplace? David Matthews reports

At 1967’s Congress on the Dialectics of Liberation, radicals preached Black Power, existential psychiatry, free universities and more. Martin Levy reports on an event that was as much a happening as an academic conference

The UK's ‘red line’ on free movement of labour may prevent its students from participating in the Erasmus exchange programme, says European Union law expert

National survey finds that one in 10 female students have been attacked in past two years

Secretary general of ruling party wants government to provide "fully subsidised grants" to low income families

Yale-NUS College has just graduated its first students, writes Trisha Craig

Providing support for learners on low-cost ‘flat-pack degrees’ is key to expanding international higher education in Australia and worldwide, says Merlin Crossley

Helping students into ‘tougher’ universities means that they are statistically more likely to drop out, says Huw Owen

Research finds undergraduates ‘self-sort’ by gender and ethnicity for group work

Sally Hunt says new London Economics analysis of loan repayments has exposed the lie that student funding is progressive

Research reveals that salary and graduation rate information does not influence high school pupils

London Economics shows how less well-off graduates will repay more than higher-earning peers

Minister also warns Labour plan to abolish fees would mean ‘Reservoir Dogs ending’ for universities 

But polling also finds balance of public opinion is against Labour policy and tuition fees rated low among voting priorities

New analysis of Hesa data shows that at least a quarter of students get a first at a third of UK universities

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

A quarter of international students believe bronze award signals poor teaching, Hobsons survey finds

Higher proportion of black students in London may contribute to capital’s higher dropout rates, says SMF

Academics with negative attitudes to teaching surveys more likely to score poorly on ratings site, study finds

Even in an unpredictable world, there are clues about the future of student movement, says Anna Esaki-Smith 

Survey of university admissions staff paints an unflattering picture of today’s students, finds Jeremy Lewis

Should we be talking about Ofcoll and the ‘degree experience framework’? Diana Beech thinks so

King’s College London and TU Dresden ‘Transcampus’ aims to strengthen ties between UK and Germany 

Calls among graduates to limit student numbers are not selfish, but may instead reflect concern about the value of university education, say Duncan Watson and Robert Webb

Gill Seyfang - who is presenting at the Higher Education Academy's annual conference - explains how improv comedy in lectures can inspire students

Threshold freeze bites while poorest graduate ‘with largest debts’ of £57,000 on average, researchers warn

Unrealistic expectations of would-be students revealed by major survey

Several student accommodation blocks have been discovered with flammable cladding

The inventor of the concept of emotional intelligence explains how the idea can be built into the culture of universities

Over-expansion of higher education, ‘useless’ compulsory modules and wider culture of graft blamed

Looking for a surefire way to alleviate the boredom of an exam board meeting? Bingo

Overseas students in UK are more likely to recommend studying in the country than those in other nations

Study finds dropout rate has remained static over course of decade

The wild variations in the proportions of top grades awarded by different departments and universities must be addressed, says Bernard Rivers

Sara Ladrón de Guevara and Anthony Monaco on why institutions should collaborate with their neighbours to develop ideas and solve local problems

Campus safe spaces are bad for democracy and open debate, but academics must respond to the genuine concerns they represent, says James Wicks

Ivy League institution revoked offers to 10 students after learning they had mocked sexual assault and made racist comments 

Hong Kong student leader defends call to stop vigil in honour of victims of 1989 pro-democracy protests

Publication of data showing long-term graduate earnings by discipline has huge potential to improve higher education, says Jack Britton

New leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, Andrew Scheer, promises research grant cuts to universities that offer safe spaces or speaker bans, says Creso Sá

The fashionable idea that reading novels could improve students’ fellow feeling bears little scrutiny, says Seán Williams

Annual survey of 14,000 UK undergraduates explores reasons for underachievement of black and ethnic minority learners

Contentious questions about sexuality and gender need to be discussed robustly but respectfully, academic argues

While participation has continued to grow under £9,000 fee regime, researchers argue efforts to widen access would be helped by abolition of fees