Students

The South American country is failing to retain enough of its students, a government survey has found

Even the best rankings cannot fully convey the valuable mission of America’s Land-Grant universities, says Stephen Joel Trachtenberg

When it comes to student engagement, US institutions in the research elite typically have a lot of ground to make up

Vice-chancellor warns of ‘lost generation’ if classes do not resume soon

Current funding and fee levels apply for duration of 2017-18 courses even if UK leaves EU

Report also suggests that institutions develop 'more sophisticated' financial arrangements

Campus police left in position of trying to reassure students while not adding to febrile atmosphere

As the US’ ‘dumpster fire’ of a presidential election looms, it is more important than ever that students engage with other perspectives and acknowledge that their views aren’t universal, says Maximillian Alvarez

Universities in Pakistan and across the developing world should help spread the light of learning, say Abdur Rehman Cheema and Mehvish Riaz

We need a cultural shift in how we provide comments on student work, say Naomi Winstone and Robert Nash

Corbyn-sceptic calls free education ‘enormously expensive’, but backers see it as clear and popular

Home secretary says government will support 'best' universities

Universities should be doing more to speak up and out against contract cheating, says Tricia Bertram Gallant

But has Hillary Clinton left Republican candidate in shade on college affordability?

Degrees are about aspirations as much as they are about status and salaries, write Neil Sammells and Rob Mears 

A network of students and academics aims to promote public economic literacy as well as reform the curriculum

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

Bruce Macfarlane on the hypocrisy of academics who help to monitor students in ways they themselves never were

The challenges of being a parent while studying must not be overlooked, says Helen Owton 

Association of American Universities president also says state of US public universities is like battle to save species from extinction

But a federal income-contingent system is called for in a book co-authored by Brookings Institution fellow

Nicholas Dirks tells THE summit that free tuition would enable government to 'control' public research universities

Results come as issue continues to be high up agenda on campuses in the UK and US

Opposition spokesman on higher education also says government tactics on EU students are 'grubby'

Loan pot cut by two thirds, claims Rafizi Ramli of People’s Justice Party 

Flurry prompts discussion over whether such incidents are more common, or a symptom of social media explosion

But others say shifting the problem back to students would simply be the ‘easy way out’ instead of prioritising HE in state budgets

Government review of admissions followed media assertions that misleading entry tariffs are ‘rife’

Annual study from UK estates group shows academic performance has dropped in importance for prospective students

Royal Academy of Engineering report reveals which countries are proving most effective in training up engineers to drive economic growth

Hepi report says some universities should increase their funding for mental health services at least threefold

Small colleges perform well in Times Higher Education US student survey, which will fuel upcoming university ranking for the country

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

Anna Esaki-Smith writes on the many challenges facing her as she prepares her class for the IELTS exam

President of the Australian Human Rights Commission says number of attacks on campus is 'seriously under-reported'

Students report hostility from traders and clashes over whether Hong Kong is part of China in new study

Letter from dozens of faculty members follows dean of students' warning that institution did not support suppression of controversial views

Large-scale quantitative analysis of university grades confirms the existence of slump in second-year marks first observed in the 1950s

Event debates how counselling teams can cope with increasing mental health problems among learners

But UK students at universities abroad will lose out from the falling pound

Neonatal consultant was an ‘inspirational and gifted teacher’ at the University of Leeds

Unhappiness at university and ‘fear of missing out’ could be driving distraction during lectures, study suggests

Cuts to public teaching funding may have ‘gone too far’, MMU chancellor and creator of Browne review also tells THE

Graduate teachers will be placed on the university’s pay scale and receive the same employment benefits as other staff

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

David Palfreyman considers how secretiveness about the benefits a graduate might expect might fall foul of trading regulations

Education at a Glance report brings warning from director for education, who also says US private fees bear ‘no relationship’ to quality

Karen McBride explains why encouraging students to study abroad is of such importance to Canada’s universities

Students at Jiangxi University of Science and Technology selected younger academics who were ‘positive’ and ‘funny’

Workshop at EAIE event in Liverpool looks at how international learners can be helped to cope with failure

A third of students say the condition affects their academic experience

Universities must pay more attention to the difficulties faced by students, says Daniel Dennehy

Some lecturers will rightly encourage forms of student interaction that are impossible for those covering their faces, Eric Heinze argues

David Walker looks at the increasing acceptance that the pressures of university can exacerbate impostor syndrome for students as well as staff

Sophie Carrigill starts Rio campaign just weeks after finishing sports psychology course at University of Worcester

Politically significant figure shows ‘funding gap’ per student of £7,700

With the link between frequent library use and higher grades confirmed, Jack Grove asks if it is time for more universities to start measuring how long students spend in the stacks

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

Nearly 70, his mortgage paid and his children settled, John Kirkaldy realises it’s not too late to indulge in a globetrotting adventure