Students

A reinforced focus on access and participation plans belies the collaboration that makes a real difference, say Graeme Atherton and Philip Dent

Amount students will be able to borrow to cover their expenses far below what it would have been had it kept up with inflation, says Russell Group

As Canberra considers reforms to make university enrolments more inclusive and abundant, key indicators are moving in opposite direction

Fage survey also finds two-fifths of students must work to support themselves

Confusion abounds but UK law is clear: universities can share personal data to prevent harm, says Viv Adams of the Information Commissioner’s Office

Resurgence of virus among vulnerable overseas students prompts calls for better awareness campaigns and pharmaceutical subsidies

A significant amount of money goes unclaimed even during a cost-of-living crisis because of arduous and opaque application processes, says Eve Dullabh

Our research suggests students of colour are more likely to have negative encounters with campus guards, say Remi Joseph-Salisbury and Laura Connelly

Supreme court rules student leases can be ended early despite legal challenge

Partial elimination of tuition fees could prove self-defeating by undermining the private universities that educate more than half of the country’s students

Paperwork pain eases, revenue pain rises as universities confront new year

By having their own lawyers, panels can ensure all positions are considered regardless of who else (if anyone) has appointed one, says Andrew Brown

Cutting entitlements will be counter-productive unless countries address cultural barriers keeping international graduates from meaningful work

‘Fantasy rhetoric’ that university leads to the ‘good life’ leaves students feeling ‘betrayed’, Australian study finds

By learning from each other’s successes and shortcomings, college systems can advance equitable and affordable student success, says Nancy Zimpher

People ‘backing off’ from higher education should ‘have another look’, says departing Universities Australia boss

Impact of maintenance loans failing to keep up with inflation grows

Magill gets minimalist endorsement after sudden trustees meeting, as she and Harvard and MIT leaders face criticism over students defending Palestinians

As many as half of women on STEM degrees report being victims of sexism, with universities’ response seen as falling short

A web of ambiguity around personal data is stifling universities’ ability to safeguard students’ mental health, say Iria Giuffrida and Alex Hall

In culmination of decade-long pressure, NCAA leader suggests minimum annual compensation of $30,000 for top sports players

Long series of demonstrations aims to resurrect troubled lecturer, largely because students value her bigger understandings

Brown University becomes centrepiece for ending financial ties to Israel, after three Palestinian college students shot in Vermont

One in five survey respondents report being victims of sexual touching or rape

Wealth inequities ‘a learning tool’ in education geared to ‘whole-person formation’, forum hears

Quality and resourcing also front of mind for academic heading first comprehensive education evaluation in decades

Education a better approach than ‘political censorship’, universities told

Institutions ‘must do more’ to ensure safety of students on their campuses and see that learners know the repercussions of actions abroad, says scholar

Recruitment of domestic school-leavers is stagnant amid concerns over rising graduate debt levels and weak employment outcomes. With ministers keen to turbocharge enrolment to upskill the nation, John Ross examines how higher education institutions can win back a disaffected generation

Australian study highlights gap between ‘statistically significant’ and ‘meaningful’

Studying high art is still important, but popular culture can give humanities undergraduates better pointers on how to convert their refined understandings into practical action, rather than passivity and pessimism, activist scholar Caroline Levine tells Matthew Reisz 

Institutions struggle to navigate clash of reality of student drug use with conservative culture

Unless we get an X-ray machine, the guard room will be inadvertently signing for dubious deliveries for the foreseeable future, says George Bass

Federal case, one of several threats to nation’s $16 billion college sports enterprise, could bring huge shift in power to students

Despite pricey accommodation and high living expenses, learners continue to flock to Korean capital, amid perception of better quality education

Students must be allowed to participate in decisions about technology adoption that affect their education, careers and lives, says Mona Sloane

Research ‘challenges the view that barriers to university education are driven by socio-economic disadvantage’

Palestinian scholars in Israel facing threats of violence and calls for their removal describe atmosphere of persecution

Warning comes alongside call for significant improvements in healthcare education and training

New millennium has wrought ‘transformational’ change on Australian higher education, and much of it has been ‘negative’, seminar hears

Complete careers rethink needed to allow ‘upshifts and downshifts’ during the course of a working life, female leaders tell conference

Bizarre riffs about The Karate Kid or the Wu-Tang Clan may irritate his students, but ‘strategic vexing’ can promote the more adventurous educational mindset that undergraduates require in the age of ChatGPT, says Jose Marichal 

Smaller rooms, repurposed golf courses, refurbished government buildings among the suggestions to tackle the ‘wicked problem’ of accommodating students in Australia

Nation’s campuses see overall undergraduate enrolment gain for first time since Covid, only to lose new four-year entrants

A convincing veneer of academic integrity can help bring about the real thing, finds literature review

Average rents across UK up 14.6 per cent in just two years, study of 10 cities finds, with Bristol, Exeter and Nottingham most expensive

Removing ‘speed bumps’ and abolishing the ‘bamboo ceiling’ would help to overcome Australia’s ‘self-inflicted brain drain’, forum hears

Academics could cooperate to decommercialise publishing so that all students have affordable access to reliable information, says Michael Wynn-Williams

The UK government should be doing more to help students survive the cost-of-living crisis, not dissuading them from studying, says Zahir Irani

Regulatory agency warns students over 20 non-accredited institutions, amid soaring demand for higher education

Authors of international study believe findings cast doubt on the credibility of student satisfaction scores 

Fears over future impact of environment damage causing worry and distress, especially among those studying its effects

With opposition senators seeking retention of unpopular ‘fail rule’, bill’s passage appears far from assured

Disciplinary committee takes no action against student who filmed critical race seminar, leading lecturer to go on sick leave and sparking national debate

Nurturing investigative skills will make for a better democracy – even if it embarasses campus administrators in the process, says Harvey Graff

Protests under canvas have popped up in 26 cities over rising living costs and what students say are poorly directed EU pandemic recovery funds earmarked for student accommodation

Researchers suggest state school-leavers might be ‘reluctant to perceive their educational investments as unsuccessful’

Moving to the island from mainland China offers families a way to bypass gruelling entrance exam, researchers say

Jurgen Damen named as lecturer killed in attack at Rotterdam teaching hospital

Accord panel should take note that fee changes ‘don’t change behaviour’, researcher urges