Students

Phil Newton looks at the case for making essay-writing services illegal

Student mental health may be on the agenda, but some argue that support is uncoordinated and insufficient to meet rising demand

University of Kansas libraries create badges to help staff and students feel more welcome

Universities should be providing students with the skills to understand and handle media manipulation, say academics behind a new study

Study shows that a quarter of UK alumni under 30 have donated to their university

There will be thousands of people on campuses on Christmas Day this year, as Geri Ward explains

Study into the experiences of universities’ top teaching faculty is revealing about the real priorities, says Holly Else

Research-intensive universities may not be matching rhetoric with actions on teaching support

Niall McCrae and Jules Gomes investigate the disappearance of an ex-archbishop

A comparison of some of the national policies aimed at addressing student mobility

A study into lecturer-led Facebook groups suggests they could improve how students perceive their course material and their lecturer

A study has suggested that even outside the hyper-competitive environment of Chinese education, students suffer from stress and anxiety

Closer partnerships between UK and Indian universities and transparency over visa processing cited as potential factors for first increase in the third quarter since 2009

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world's media

Some experts say government’s watershed data on pay could still transform student choice, while others highlight role of entry tariffs and region

Ucas end of cycle report also shows that number of EU undergraduates accepted on to courses reached record high

Students and staff take on the viral challenge, posing en masse in laboratories, halls of residence and lecture theatres

Chris Kelly said that a female vet was ‘equivalent to two-fifths’ of a male counterpart

Ellie Bothwell hears from students at the THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Universities Summit in Johannesburg

It’s folly to make my language modules obligatory, says a grande école lecturer confronting students’ boredom and contempt

Martha J. Kanter on making equality of opportunity a reality for ‘the top 100 per cent’ of students

Physical stores on and off campus are facing down threats such as Amazon’s Berkeley book ‘hangar’ by evolving, argues Andrew Thacker

Study for UCU finds just 16 per cent of applicants’ grades are predicted accurately – but Ucas says this is ‘not the case’

President Meric Gertler reflects on Canadian universities’ potential to ‘capitalise’ on political climate in competitor nations

Landmark exhibition explained the significance of university research to the public

Stereotypes and myths around sexual violence still hold currency among students, says Stephen Pihlaja

Study into controversial ‘grade retention’ policy finds repeating a failed year can improve performance

US study finds biomedical PhDs from certain ethnic minorities are less likely to understand the ‘hidden’ rules of succeeding in science

Sophie Hunter looks at what disruption of the student news market by the internet means for the traditional campus newspaper

The Universities Superannuation Scheme’s stake in former cluster bomb manufacturer Textron is an inappropriate use of savings, campaigners say

On-campus support for those in crisis is desperately underfunded, dangerously limited and even offputting

Sandy Grant urges educators to support students’ rejection of prejudice – and call out language that defends the indefensible

The rector of the University of Antwerp says elite institutions are more focused on themselves than the role of higher education

Experts debate the UK’s internal graduate ‘brain drain’ and suggest US has more depth in regional employment

China's university sports body hopes to convince parents and students that play teaches valuable life lessons

Growth in 2014-15 follows government initiative to nearly double number of overseas students by 2022

Richard B. Spencer, who was filmed shouting ‘Hail Trump’ at Washington meeting, due to speak at Texas A&M University 

President explains how the institution has increased enrolment and cut tuition fees as other US universities struggle with funding and recruitment

Welsh education secretary Kirsty Williams sees major benefits in following Diamond review plan

New rector warns against drawing students only from elite and making academics 'sheep with five feet'

King’s College London professor and member of House of Lords says England 'extraordinary' in world terms for 'one-size-fits-all' emphasis on universities

Saikat Majumdar looks at how public universities and liberal arts education in India still bear the marks of colonialism

BRICS and MINTs, move over for the TACTICS – Thailand, Argentina, Chile, Turkey, Iran, Colombia and Serbia. Ellie Bothwell on a group that could grow into star players in global higher education

We have to do more to ensure British-Bangladeshi girls don’t fear they’ll be isolated at university, says Sally Brian

John Morgan looks at signals of Home Office backtracking

Education ministry is analysing a report into the quality of higher education and may close down substandard institutions

Data from Times Higher Education reveal sharp spike in number of US prospective students and academics interested in moving north of the border

Universities and other tertiary colleges generate A$13.7bn of A$20.3bn education exports

Students and lecturers join forces for a national demonstration over cuts, fee rises and the plight of EU staff and students post-Brexit

The government’s partnership with universities has been good for all; Anthony Monaco hopes the new administration will strengthen it

The 150 best universities for delivering work-ready graduates

Immigration minister says changes will help highly skilled graduates to apply to stay in the country

Academics suggest that Australia and Canada may be among countries to gain market share in overseas students

We need to make America think again, say Simona Aimar and David Egan

Sir Keith Burnett reflects on what he learned about international students while in India with the UK prime minister

Students on courses that combine online delivery with face-to-face interaction are the least satisfied in Times Higher Education’s US student survey

What links the anxious, fearful undergraduate and the anxious, fearful academic? Pervasive precarity, argues Matthew Vernon

Judy Clements warns English and Welsh universities may have to contribute more towards adjudicator to meet demand

Majority of US students think the supply of personal information will transform college experience in 10 years

Doctoral students who downplay their part-time status forget that they excel in key ways, says Rebecca Gelding