Students

Culture bigger draw than academic advancement while most students have safety fears, survey finds

Technology identified by NMC Horizon Report as having ‘potential to enhance’ online learning

Controversial pharmaceutical executive faced protests as he delivered speech

Venture capital fund aims to give students experience of investing 

Academic tutors are most likely to motivate American postgraduates to come to UK, says study

Nottingham Trent head also warns that damage to overseas, EU recruitment will harm quality of education for home students

Respondents to the 2017 THE Teaching Survey give their words of lecturing wisdom

Scholar says campus environments ‘matter more than universities realise’ 

Survey of students across 10 countries suggests handwriting and printed books have advantages over digital materials

Free Speech ranking claims quarter of institutional administrations are ‘actively censoring speech’

But data show applications and enrolments from India and Saudi Arabia have plummeted

Keele University academic argues that the TEF ‘legitimises’ and ‘amplifies subordination’ of overseas students

Border institution co-hosts international conference with US universities as Trump presidency begins

Pearson responds to figures on UK providers by saying it acts when colleges ‘recruit without integrity’

Key research on higher education ‘getting dusty’ on Whitehall shelves, according to former insider

But new Offa guidance appears to stop short of mandating universities to sponsor them

Move aimed at reducing national debt is ‘economic illiteracy’, warns NUS

Researchers in South Africa say focus instead on developing ‘globally competent graduates’ 

Academics think overseas students are unsuccessful at half of important activities, according to research

Key figures from the sector have their say on ‘worrying’ figures

Study finds that students with greater self-belief are less likely to view new cultures as a ‘threatening challenge’

Oxford’s appointment of head of Brexit strategy offers sector food for thought

Dramatic student number shifts revealed by Ucas figures come as uncertainty looms on multiple fronts

Ucas January deadline figures show 5% fall across all students

Changes to government’s immigration system might lead to rise in adult students who are seeking permanent residency in country

Immigration restrictions jeopardise traditions that made US universities great, writes John Morgan

Meanwhile, France sent the most students abroad through the programme, new figures show

Old Germanic languages are back in vogue, but what value are they to a modern-day graduate? Alice Durrans writes

Universities’ records on admissions for different ethnic and social groups also highlighted

First transnational study of how university dropouts fare in the labour market suggests any exposure to higher education is better than none

UUK accused of failing to emulate sectors ‘from farming to finance’ in seeking special deal

Stimulants such as Ritalin – prescribed for ADHD – are being used by students, but the academic benefit is ‘illusory’

Research suggests that professors are more likely to respond to Chinese students with anglicised names  

Author of new paper on grading reliability says universities need to tackle ‘pernicious’ issue 

Student leader calls for clearer rules on student-staff relationships after Sussex report into abusive lecturer case

Cardiff University is highest placed HE institution in list of LGBT-friendly employers for second successive year 

The US has long been losing its popularity with overseas students, says Marguerite Dennis

Study also found that almost 1 in 5 college men admitted to sexual aggression

But L. Rafael Reif admits the university may have to look for alternative funding sources and new ways to ‘stay connected’ to world 

John Morgan considers the impact on students and US scholars, and the political earthquake’s potential positives

Universities teach attention to evidence and fact-based reasoning, which 1930s Germany, 1990s Rwanda and now today’s US show us are vital, argues Donald E. Hall

Leading Democrat puts education secretary nominee under pressure on loans and ‘non-existent’ higher education record

There is little sector-wide motivation to address the attainment gap between white and BME students, says Min Rodriguez

Australia also makes gains in list of most attractive English-speaking nations as US slips

Universities will need to abandon present ‘constipated’ models and follow Uber’s lead to appeal to prospective students

David Lammy 'concerned' at universities approach to issue

UN plan to eradicate gender inequality misses larger problem of low access rates linked to poverty, University of Cambridge experts warn

Those who are not happy all the time can ‘rise to challenges’, researchers suggest

Liberal arts colleges have lower levels of racial and socio-economic diversity among students, according to data collected by Times Higher Education

New book finds that although most nations want university open to all, gaps between talk and action can be wide

Donald Trump’s election could prompt shifts in the world’s international student flows, some believe

Final-year Edinburgh student is first Scottish undergraduate to win such an award and could be first in the UK 

Education committee hears University of Oxford’s head of Brexit strategy call for ‘openness’

Research shows that international student enrolment has risen as US state university funding has declined

Study finds that universities must ‘proactively engage’ with all students to ensure equity in learning 

NUS calls on ministers to restructure higher education funding overall rather than uncap fees for accelerated courses