Students

The economist urges the UK to study a shift to subjects that lead to highly paid jobs

Jason Haye says his 2.2 degree would have been higher but for institution’s environment, citing artist Maggi Hambling’s ‘slave’ comments

Scams, defaults, over-optimistic revenue projections: the UK must look to US lessons on student finance, writes Nick Hillman

Tuition fees are rising for overseas students. If the cap on undergraduate fees is lifted, will they follow suit?

Cost of living in student accommodation in capital revealed

University clearing is marginally less busy than last year thanks to record numbers of confirmed acceptances, initial reports suggest.

The number of students starting university or college is likely to top 500,000 for the first time.

Glyndwr University offers £200 to entice new students with US-style marketing technique

University chiefs forecast a lower level of activity despite 30,000 extra student places

Graduates in non-graduate occupations - ‘gringos’ - are not hunting for roles that use their higher education skills, say academics

Medium-sized research-intensives come out on top in this year’s NSS

The NSS does not give an accurate representation of student feeling, according to more than half of university staff responding to a straw poll.

Students are most satisfied with teaching, least happy with assessment and feedback

A University of Cambridge student has accused the NUS of encouraging Hamas to ensure “as many children as possible die” through its Israel boycott

The urban dreams of those with degrees are driving up prices in US metropolitan hubs and driving out those with no tertiary education

We must change the way we educate students to counter rising scientific misconduct, say Tim Birkhead and Bob Montgomerie

Middlesex lecturer gets to the bottom of meaningless phrases found while marking essays

Bedfordshire has been told by the Home Office that it can resume its recruitment of international students

Many university applicants do not have a back-up plan if they fail to achieve the grades they need for their preferred course, a new survey says

The number of Scottish students winning a higher education place is up despite a slight fall in the pass rate for Scottish Highers

Pressure of higher fees and rise in en-suite accommodation blamed

A number of protesters have been evicted from the University of Birmingham building they were occupying in reaction to the suspension of two students

Hefce figures show overall attrition rate down to 6.6 per cent but computer science struggles to improve retention

Why is the University of London closing a place to build work skills?, asks Kevin Fong

The fact that firsts are far more common in science than arts boosts case for reform of UK system

Action follows decision to suspend two students and reprimand a third

Two students suspended by a university for their involvement in a protest occupation have reacted angrily to the “disproportionate” punishment

Too many black and minority ethnic computer science graduates are failing to get jobs after they graduate, a report has claimed

Uncapped student numbers will test the relationship between universities and their local communities

Mature students decry plans to cut Institute for Lifelong Learning courses and move some provision to faculties

Lancaster has been voted by students as having the best university halls of residence in the country

By Jake New, for Inside Higher Ed

South Korean students’ unions have been wholly ineffective in curbing tuition fee rises, paper finds

Survey of institutions by senate subcommittee shows many are failing to meet legal obligations

We asked scholars about the topics they find hardest to teach

A drive to make colleges more research active must take in students, say Mick Healey, Alan Jenkins and John Lea

Alan Ryan considers the size and seriousness of the US student loans ‘crisis’

UK applicants predominate for first private medical degrees

Their democratic structures undermined and autonomy rescinded, the bodies face a quiet, deadly crisis, says Michael Chessum

Malapropisms fuel the nominations for the best of this year’s exam bloopers

Foreign students in the UK need fluency, not just a certificate, says Karen Harris

Anti-plagiarism policies - where they exist - are still not working

Welfare and gun checks are part of the shield against campus violence

Students have forgotten more than half of what they learned in their A levels by their first week of university, a new study says

By Charlie Tyson, for Inside Higher Ed

Kevin Fong suggests ways of satisfying the contact time cravings of today’s Young Ones

Report points to prevalence of plagiarism and low awareness of academic integrity and referencing conventions

A group of students has delivered a petition to Universities UK calling for the sector to stop investing in fossil fuels.

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Tens of thousands of undergraduates are relying on payday loans or doorstop lending to fund their studies, a new survey suggests.

Better university grievance processes may be behind the drop in adjudicator’s caseload

Offering courses without credit afforded City University London more flexibility

Federal minister blames Catalonia for payment delays in reformed student-aid system

Police have carried out a controlled explosion after finding “suspicious items” in a Newcastle University building.

Around 5 per cent of US university presidents hold a permit to carry a concealed handgun, according to a survey of 401 college leaders.

The National Union of Students is to hold a national day of action on June 6 against plans to cut support for students with disabilities

FoI request by BBC suggests 10 per cent spike in complaints to universities

NUS/OCR poll finds widespread disquiet over Michael Gove’s proposals

Alan Ryan on a recent US wave of student protests over high-profile guests

Variable laws and calls for better protection of students have colleges negotiating a minefield of legal and PR issues