Students

Survey of UK-based undergraduates reveals fears over spring term restart despite overall satisfaction with universities’ handling of Covid-19 pandemic

Survey finds new international students at UK institutions received most non-academic assistance and support

Experts predict a post-Covid wave of emigration to the West, but university enrolment likely to unscathed

Students are lobbying for extensions to the pass-fail grading system that was widely adopted earlier this year, but most universities are proving less lenient than they were in spring

Phased return to campus and more clarity on rules for returning international students are needed, says the UK opposition

The government points to a decade of funding guarantees, but critics have taken aim at draconian punishments for campus protests and the rushed scrapping of a PhD vetting body

Experts say the crisis should have been used as a good opportunity to rethink a notoriously stressful assessment system

Until they have their allotted departure time, no one is meant to travel home. So, asks George Bass, should security guards dive on anyone pulling a suitcase? 

Nottingham agrees undisclosed settlement after undergraduate cleared by fitness-to-practise panel 

Australian officials mute as exasperated foreigners watch study and career opportunities evaporate

‘Technocratic’ solutions alone cannot solve a societal problem, expert says

Pandemic hardship has helped make domestic students aware of their overseas peers, study finds

Premier offers latest on-again, off-again signal about resumption of student flows

Father of multiple intelligences theory says pursuit of deep inquiry is ‘a foolish investment’ in today’s AI-driven world

Words and their interpretations assume significance when lives are at stake, Australian research shows

Expert views conflict on humanities graduates’ employment prospects, and whether Australian funding changes will make arts the preserve of the elite

Young researchers have been locked out of labs and clinics for 10 months because of Covid

Report from OfS shows slowing in rise of ‘unexplained’ firsts and sudden drops in share gaining top honours at some institutions

But survey finds that international applicants still overwhelmingly favour face-to-face teaching

Students who suffer financial loss from institutional failures should be compensated by sector scheme, says English ombudsman

Incoming US president stresses need for action but avoids key details

Australian report also advocates expansion of online counselling

Experts are optimistic at signs of success from new Australian bill, but warn pandemic has added new problems to fight against contract cheating

Experts urge universities to see Covid disruption as an opportunity to broaden access

Pre-arrival checks and continuous monitoring of student health are replicable elements of China’s successful approach, say Yingru Li and Jane Duckett

Move will include guidance around when to close, merge or reform courses, but Universities UK points out difficulty of assessing courses’ value

UK universities must investigate how many of their students are affected by homelessness – and what can be done about it, says Ricardo Visinho

Foreign student flows will bounce back even better, Australian strategist says, and sector should put profits aside to help visitors in need

Pre-crisis gripes must be addressed as sector yearns for a more understanding community

Annual survey of UK students also reveals significant increase in students’ caring responsibilities and paid work

Denise Bradley’s instrumental target has easily been reached, reshaping the populace in the process

Support must continue beyond 9 December for those with positive Covid-19 tests, international students and others, says minister Michelle Donelan

Minister says she has consulted with universities across the UK on the decision

Australian study-abroad alumni mull improvements as ‘enforced immobility’ leaves mobility programmes in limbo

States pursuing new models to overcome old institutional objections

Scientists say pandemic-related restrictions call into question Westminster government’s claim that face-to-face tuition is vital for mental health

Suzanne Rivera receives both praise and abuse on social media in response to offer but says she will continue to defend rights to assembly and free speech

Socio-economic disadvantages are most prominent in the first two years of university, study finds

Office for the Independent Adjudicator proposes new system as it expects high volume of grievances relating to Covid-19 disruption

Australian surveys, focused on Melbourne in lockdown, uncover surprisingly upbeat findings

UBC president reveals research findings showing huge impact of pandemic on students’ mental health

With students stressed, academics see overriding value of showing more humanity

Scholars in the US and Canada reveal how they are changing things up in order to teach the topic of Covid-19 as it is happening

But president Alexander Lukashenko has been forced to replace rectors, and some university managers have refused to expel students – suggesting regime control is not complete

Pandemic and population losses leave private institutions especially vulnerable, Moody’s finds

But unlike in the spring, not all countries are taking a blanket approach, and there are louder concerns about the mental impact on students

Trump move welcomed as regulatory relief, but some onlookers expressed fears over effects on students

Unite chief executive’s 2019 deal described as ‘galling’ while student renters’ struggles in pandemic spark calls for housing reforms

Oldest state-funded military college has history of venerating Confederacy

THE survey finds that prospective mobile students are still reluctant to study online with an overseas university

French survey finds that anxiety and depression increased during lockdown, but fewer students sought professional help

With many students still obliged to learn from their bedrooms, focusing on their well-being and social development is vital, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan

Legislative amendment sets out punishments for stealing or assisting stealing of someone else’s identity in university entrance exams

An honest national conversation about the murky origins of Greek life is a prerequisite for a better future, says Taulby Edmondson

The BJP’s permeation of every aspect of higher education will hamper India’s ambitions to be a world leader in research and innovation, says Aditya Sharma

The government’s illogical restrictions deny the country a potential source of post-Brexit growth, argues Dylan Jones-Evans

As students fret about being refused service at McDonald’s, George Bass fears having to refuse them exit from their dormitories

Why assessment should not be an afterthought in the teaching process − and how to make sure it serves students as well as possible

Andrew Noble says students should study locally at undergraduate level and then travel to Britain for postgraduate courses

V-c says university’s in-house ‘assurance and enhancement’ led to identification and resolution of international flaws