Students

The Office for Fair Access is to review how much poorer students benefit from financial support while at university.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced the government department covering higher education will have its budget for this year cut by a further £450 million.

Institution may close one of its engineering schools after a 'disappointing result' in the research excellence framework

GPA degree classifications are coming, but will getting a ‘4.25’ ever match up to a first?

Universities have confirmed their opposition to any academic boycott of Israel following votes by student and lecturer groups in favour of sanctions.

The National Union of Students will not hold a national demonstration against austerity and student poverty this autumn after outgoing president Toni Pearce used her casting vote to block the action

Staff at London Metropolitan University will hold a one-day strike this week in a row over job cuts

A well-known author and academic has suggested her students should “go back to the womb” if they can’t cope with the kind of disturbing material literature has always dealt with

Black and minority ethnic undergraduates report experiencing racial slurs and isolation

Delegates complain of ‘lack of tolerance’ and ‘time wasting’ in open letter to National Union of Students

The male student societies are under pressure like never before. Is it time to shut them down – or can they mend their ways?

Mortuary science finds the dead in good spirit, discovers Christopher Bigsby

Many university employees say their institution has no policy on how to tackle online abuse

Students angry at institution’s failure to move to full divestment

The University of Oxford alumna hoping to sue the institution over its sexual assault investigation policy has had her case thrown out

A former student of the University of Oxford has launched a legal challenge against her alma mater over its policy on investigating rape allegations

Forum probes lack of UK students of African and Caribbean heritage taking history degrees, and its echoes in schoolteacher and lecturer cohorts

Support for living costs is vital to participation, but grants that help to provide it are under threat, say Nick Hillman and Nicholas Robinson

Despite students reporting increasing levels of satisfaction with UK higher education, one area is bucking the trend: university accommodation.

A student occupation at the London School of Economics has come to an “amicable end”, according to the institution – although protesters said there were “legal threats”.

Megan Dunn sets out priorities as she defends the right to occupy

The Education-USA initiative to attract overseas students is a wake-up call for the UK, argues Chris Cobb

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Awareness of the impact of lad culture and the specific behaviours associated with it needs to be increased, conference hears

Daniel K. Sokol on student complaints, illness and the limits of scholars’ expertise

Study reveals half of students skip over attribution and many have lenient views on punishment for cheats

Former vice-president promises to focus on tackling cost of living crisis

Those studying at Arizona State and other universities are in demand as firms across the US seek fresh business insights, says Jon Marcus

Study finds union leadership to be unreflective of the students they represent, being still dominated by middle-class white men

By Jake New, for Inside Higher Ed

The University of the Arts London is taking legal action to evict students who have staged a three-week occupation of one of its art schools.

Students are planning to vote in huge numbers in the general election, according to a survey, despite many lacking faith that doing so will help improve their lives.

Postgraduate students at the University of Bradford claim they are being kicked out of their accommodation over the summer so rooms can be rented out to people attending a science festival.

University may apply to lift stay on small claims court pursuit of graduate determined not to pay for ‘inadequate’ tuition

High scores for campus universities in our annual poll

Ross Aikins considers the evolution of substance use and how universities shape the debate

From Inside Higher Ed

Three presidents have been elected to lead the National Union of Students in the devolved nations of the UK during 2015-16

Attracting young people from the People’s Republic is vital for UK universities and a secure future, says Keith Burnett

By Kaitlin Mulhere, for Inside Higher Ed

University of the Arts London, LSE and King’s all involved

BIS confirms changes as NAO and PAC investigate company for over-payments

Tolerance of dishonesty high in system where one in seven cheats in exams

New Hesa stats also show proportion of new undergraduates from state school at almost 90%

Headteachers from some of the UK’s top private schools have called on universities to improve pastoral and academic support for first-year students

Students have occupied a London art school in protest over cuts to foundation courses.

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Universities must understand what employers want from graduates, argues Kevin Kruger

A learning support company received millions of pounds of public money despite undertaking student disability assessments itself, a new report says.

Competition and Markets Authority advice addresses terms and conditions for students

A claim of academic immunity is not the trump card it was, say David Lawson and Leon Glenister

The Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey is being abused, according to one former university employee

FoI request shows large rise, which university puts down to more awareness

England’s university access tsar boycotted a conference on student welfare after a controversial lending firm was also invited to speak

Controversial cuts to Disabled Students’ Allowance are to be subject to a legal challenge

As Ed Miliband announces Labour’s policy on university tuition fees, the shadow universities minister sets out his party’s plans for higher education

The AQA decision to end a promising trial of the subject does a disservice to students, the discipline and the UK, says Joy Hendry

Regulator wants elite universities to set ‘challenging targets’ on admissions as student number controls end in autumn

How do universities cope in the aftermath of fires, earthquakes and killing sprees?

Durham students are calling for a freeze on accommodation costs after being hit with a 20 per cent hike over the past three years