Students

Investing in structures and processes that allow students and staff to develop their own relationships is the best way to avoid woolly diversity work, conference hears

For some students, a little more understanding of their difficult individual circumstances goes a very long way, says Hannah Forsyth

Australia is top-performing nation for first time in five years, while the United Arab Emirates is on the rise

Researchers recommend training after survey also finds that while four in 10 respondents are uncomfortable about staff getting drunk with students, three in 10 don’t mind

Trump-appointed conservative supermajority rules that $400 billion forgiveness plan stretched intent of emergency relief

The Nottingham Trent vice-chancellor discusses using data to support students, avoiding strike action and why diversity conversations are too focused on Oxbridge

Figures show that 2.1 per cent of all students withdrew from their studies by end of May 

While college press has a special place in the nation’s psyche, a legal ‘loophole’ leaves it exposed

Major annual survey finds marked increase in timetabled classes post-pandemic, with most being held in-person again

The shocking loss of two students’ lives in Nottingham attacks is a sharp reminder of the precious individuals behind the data

Helping students learn is core to universities’ missions, but the buzz phrase ‘student success’ has come to designate something more. Exactly what, though, remains contested, and its pursuit has exposed age-old tensions between academics and administrators. Sara Custer reports 

Study finds that students experienced psychological distress levels more than three times worse than before the pandemic

Young people with asylum status say they struggle to get admissions teams to understand immigration rules and recognise their academic track records

Tsinghua vice-president Bin Yang outlines how the nation’s rapid digital development is evolving to boost the quality and accessibility of education and to give the world a window on China

Acting vice-chancellor urges staff to end refusal to assess work due to ‘enormous’ impact on students, including nine out of 10 postgraduates

Learners must beware of ‘slick-talking agents’ and should get help from staff at their universities, says academic

Name, image and likeness ruling leads to stampede for student athletes to cash in, plus ‘pay-to-play’ recruiting war

English sector regulator in touch with agency that tracks down ‘rogue traders’ over consumer protections for students

Statement says university staff ‘shocked and devastated’ by news

Biden ends months-long Republican showdown by accepting budgetary freeze that will tighten institutions’ budgets and likely hurt students with the greatest need

Australian government advised to ban agents from taking commission for recruiting foreign students already in country and to ‘link’ visas to institutions

Parents have been misled by UK universities about the support available to students, and Parliament must intervene, says Lee Fryatt

Academics worry that more middle-class families will reconsider university as usefulness of degrees cast into doubt

Notwithstanding their financial reliance on foreigners, universities down under must consider the ‘value proposition’ for the students

Minister announces new measures during Westminster Hall debate called in response to bereaved parents’ petition

Aligning Kurdistan’s higher education system with European norms has given hope to Iraq’s students, but international help is still needed, say Aram Mohamad Qadir and Amanj Saeed

Proposed fee hike would signal shift away from generous state funding to ‘joining the club’ and using overseas students for income generation, scholars say

A court has sentenced 18 elite fraternity members to fines and community service for roles in reckless ritual

Having discussed the gender critical philosopher’s work with students, it’s hard to accept her gloomy assessment of silenced people, says Tony Lang

Party commits to reforming incoming student loan changes, claiming they will ‘eat away at pay’ for graduates

Mandatory unpaid work experience that forms part of nursing and teaching degrees in Australia plunges students into ‘placement poverty’, Queensland forum hears

With federal budgets under pressure from inflation and energy costs, universities must balance funding exchange projects versus increasing EU collaborations

Issue was not a problem before inflation started sky-rocketing but has now led to calls for system to be overhauled

First new college in half century at UC Berkeley reflects a nationwide effort to meet relentless rise in student interest in computing

Takeover of private institution by larger public one ‘holds lessons’ for sectors haemorrhaging students due to demographic decline

UQ flags new residential complex as accommodation council urges students to ‘pounce’ on mid-year vacancies

Senators hear that a waiting period for pregnancy coverage is endangering mothers and babies

Revised conditions that will force universities to store millions of old essays and assignments will cost millions of pounds in annual running costs, say experts

As Universities Accord shines a spotlight on equity, new research finds that the most propitious pathway is little trodden

But young carers with degrees are more likely to be in work than carers without degrees, study finds

Doubts over effectiveness fail to douse enthusiasm from duelling governments and businesses

Australian universities outside cities say building more accommodation will help students and local communities

Economist Nicholas Barr, whose research shaped Labour’s 2006 fee policy, says mixed graduate tax and loan system can fix funding crisis

Flagship programme that places graduates in local schools to teach faces uncertain future as participation dwindles

Rapid growth of country’s universities and inadequate teaching have short-changed students, according to scholars

A misinformed rush to churn out employable graduates combined with a zero-sum budgeting approach is denuding other departments, says Harvey Graff

Amid speculation that visas for dependants will be restricted, new report finds that students from overseas contribute £560 per citizen

Self-employment teaches valuable skills and offers more flexibility to fit work around academic and domestic demands, says Robert Phillips

As dozens of student-athletes come under investigation, expert predicts major harms on campus from national embrace of sports betting

Report suggests UK government is finalising plan to stop master’s students bringing family members with them

In rare victory for parents, federal appeals court overturns convictions, criticising their alleged bribery but agreeing that USC wasn’t cheated

Accommodation shortages and spiralling rents are damaging the student experience and limiting universities’ expansion ambitions. But amid political turbulence, rising borrowing costs and a shrinking private rental market, how can universities ensure that housing supply meets demand without mortgaging their futures, asks Patrick Jack

Georgia State’s transformation of student outcomes has been praised by Barack Obama and Bill Gates. Jack Grove talks to its president, M. Brian Blake, about the trailblazing institution’s incredible journey and his own remarkable rise through US academia

Cost-of-living crisis has driven many more to find paid work alongside studies, with universities reassessing practices as a result

Government crackdown on student ‘poaching’ could curb legitimate university activities and hit enrolments, experts warn

Florida’s partisan attack on New College bolsters iconoclastic Massachusetts campus as it rebuilds from near closure

Organisers of pilot study call for nationwide student tutoring effort after working with Exeter school

Sector looks to Universities Accord to consummate budget’s ‘down payment’

University leaders under pressure to do more with less amid demands from students for a ‘great hybrid experience’

Universities have focused on impact on assessments, but internet pioneer tells THE conference changes must extend to teaching and research