Students

Women and ethnic minority learners more likely to prioritise inclusivity

Better-resourced universities are the key to achieving the government’s ambition for a knowledge-based economy, says David Mba

Having well-resourced and world-leading university research is crucial if the UK is to succeed as a knowledge economy, says Michael Drew

The government must end its absurd and self-defeating stance against the National Union of Students, says Ruth Wilkinson

Leading psychiatrist Sir Simon Wessely raises concern about ‘over-professionalisation and over-medicalisation of normal emotions’

Hesa data show 6.4 per cent of young undergraduates did not progress into second year in 2015-16

The next warden of Rhodes House on growing up in a family of political refugees and why universities must prepare graduates to be good citizens

Students would benefit enormously if only universities felt freer to innovate and collaborate, says Nick Bevan

Economist Bryan Caplan considers tangible benefits, inconvenient truths and wonders whether Latin and poetry are worth the effort when ‘Kardashian’ trumps ‘Shakespeare’ in Google search results

Duke University move designed to stop students self-selecting peers with similar backgrounds, often via social media

Doing a part-time doctoral degree while working full-time is rewarding, but it can be demanding, says Pat Culhane

Diplomatic dinner celebrating US-Australian relations is only the entrée to a full-blown battle over funding cuts that has put the demand-driven system on ice, says John Ross

Students in the UK who are angered and alienated by Brexit must find new ways to collaborate with their European counterparts, says Laura Chiorean

Historians must not let Boris Johnson and other armchair scholars take centre stage in their discipline, says Tanja Bueltmann

The crisis in student mental well-being is no secret, but academics too feel overwhelmed by the demands on them. Universities cannot ignore their plight

Fears that the arrival of foreign universities could decimate native provision have apparently been set aside by ministers, writes Martin Surya Mulyadi  

For academics and students alike, pressure to perform coupled with a lack of institutional support can severely affect mental health

Sutton Trust report says selective universities should reserve places for local working-class pupils to increase access

Undergraduates who took part in breathing exercise reported feeling less distracted and more positive

Report focusing on University of Sydney alleges initiation ceremonies have led to assaults, a murder and a suicide 

Most Australian university residences will not involve professionals in all student training this year, finds survey

Legislation would require university presidents to review all incidents of sexual misconduct perpetrated by employees

Andrew McRae explores what effects the value debate could have on the structure of the sector

Threats to dock pay from university staff working only their hours during the USS pensions dispute ignore academics’ unpaid hours, says Will Pooley

The University of Essex’s vice-chancellor explains why he disagrees with Universities UK’s position on USS pension reform

Making arts and humanities degrees cheaper than science courses would be 'cultural heresy' and 'economic barbarism', argues the University of Hertfordshire's vice-chancellor Quintin McKellar

Sheffield Hallam University's vice-chancellor Chris Husbands explains why cutting tuition fees would harm social mobility and why variable fees are also a bad idea

Ahead of the prime minister’s speech on reforming university funding, Charles B. W. Prince suggests four routes to improving student finance

Class on ‘science of positive psychology’ becomes university’s most popular course

The concept of the graduate career is breaking down as university leavers spread across the employment spectrum, says Gerbrand Tholen

Pontifical Bolivarian University told students not to ‘distract’ classmates and teachers with low necklines, short skirts or tight-fitting clothes

Compound interest rates of 6.1 per cent on student loans are unfair and create a debt trap responsible for today’s worsening mental health crisis, says Estelle Clarke

After writing The War on the Old, UCL professor turns to The War on the Young

Successful trials of a robot tutor should encourage universities to ask which roles can never be replaced by artificial intelligence, argues Robert MacIntosh

Universities must resist the urge to make knee-jerk cuts after disappointing application numbers – better times are on the horizon and we must be prepared, says Zahir Irani

Brexit cheerleader criticises excessive regulation and downplays scuffle at student event

New Office for Students guidance hints at a more adversarial approach to sector that most wish to avoid, says Gill Evans

Japan and South Korea latest countries to sign Tokyo Convention, which supports the mobility of students and academics across the region

Taif University lifts consent rule for female students in wake of royal decree

Universities must dramatically increase their levels of technical training to close the skills gap and deliver social justice, says Robert Halfon

But sophisticated New Zealand analysis also belies assumption that highly educated international students are most likely to find local employment, says Roger Smyth

It is incumbent on the government to help build better ties between companies such as Google and the university sector, says Alex Acland

Universities South Africa head says it is too early to say whether institutions will successfully roll out new system

University of Leeds study finds many undergraduates have never heard of term, or ‘trigger warnings’

Not every course takes three years to complete, says Charles Prince, so we must look at ways to deliver accelerated programmes

Researchers identify lack of clarity around the role of academics, with some performing tasks they are not trained to do, putting both them and the student at risk

Barring controversial speakers has a long heritage and the Office for Students should be very wary of cracking down on it, argues Evan Smith

Shift towards greater accountability comes as Trump administration moves in opposite direction

Unconditional offers harm A-level performance, but contextual offers do not – and they better target social mobility, says John Law

Presidential elections are looming, but government pressure on universities should ensure that students pose no threat to the ruling regime, says Ararat Osipian

Hotbed of student protest may struggle in future because of lack of interest in committee roles

Companies blame a ‘social shift’ for young people viewing campus as their only option, but others see positives in student boom

Three student candidates deemed 'appointable' to regulator's board were overlooked in favour of engineering undergraduate

Mary Visser asks if universities are delivering for people born in the late 1990s

Thomas Curran looks at what lecturers can do to help when faced with students presenting perfectionistic tendencies

Researchers have linked the rise in unrealistic expectations among students with the rise in mental health issues

Latest Hesa data show that share of students with top degree has risen significantly since 2012-13

How can more degrees be the solution to urban deprivation when poor areas offer no graduate careers? asks Robert Hesketh

Chancellor of world’s biggest higher education system sees Trump immigration plan as ‘antithesis’ of American values

The Office for Budget Responsibility’s methodology is of incredibly low quality, says Nick Hillman