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The UK government should be doing more to help students survive the cost-of-living crisis, not dissuading them from studying, says Zahir Irani

Regulatory agency warns students over 20 non-accredited institutions, amid soaring demand for higher education

Authors of international study believe findings cast doubt on the credibility of student satisfaction scores 

Fears over future impact of environment damage causing worry and distress, especially among those studying its effects

With opposition senators seeking retention of unpopular ¡®fail rule¡¯, bill¡¯s passage appears far from assured

Disciplinary committee takes no action against student who filmed critical race seminar, leading lecturer to go on sick leave and sparking national debate

Nurturing investigative skills will make for a better democracy ¨C even if it embarasses campus administrators in the process, says Harvey Graff

Protests under canvas have popped up in 26 cities over rising living costs and what students say are poorly directed EU pandemic recovery funds earmarked for student accommodation

Researchers suggest state school-leavers might be ¡®reluctant to perceive their educational investments as unsuccessful¡¯

Moving to the island from mainland China offers families a way to bypass gruelling entrance exam, researchers say

Jurgen Damen named as lecturer killed in attack at Rotterdam teaching hospital

Accord panel should take note that fee changes ¡®don¡¯t change behaviour¡¯, researcher urges

Roughly one in 37 UK students dropped out last year, according to Student Loans Company data

Universities must focus on the student experience, but they also must clarify what students want that experience to be

As higher education minister in the Blair government, Alan Johnson steered plans for top-up fees of ?3,000 through Parliament. As he returns to the sector in a new role, the former postman talks to John Morgan about why fee-funded university expansion remains the best hope for creating a fairer UK

Report also finds worse outcomes among white and mixed race students than other ethnicities

Students want to be on campus but they still need a reason to go there, summit hears

UC Davis¡¯ chancellor, Gary May, has plenty of background in attracting minority students, but finds California¡¯s decades-old ban on race-based admissions a formidable foe

English regulator expects to publish the outcomes of its consultation on sexual misconduct in the coming months

Swinburne abruptly terminates 30 per cent fee reductions for foreigners who fall foul of ¡®gotcha¡¯ clauses

Focusing on the quality of in-person teaching is only one way to make returning to physical campuses more appealing, says Carolyn Evans

¡®Engine of social mobility¡¯ outlines recipe for success: timely, personalised support delivered at scale

While faculty, students and politicians protest, biggest US four-year system notes that it remains major bargain by nationwide measures

Hepi report warns of ¡®cost-of-learning¡¯ crisis and finds significant variation in value of hardship funds

University of Southern Queensland head makes case for teaching students in remote towns regionally to keep them and their skills in the community

Australian sector denies accusations of inadequate support, but says it can never do ¡®enough¡¯

Just 0.4 per cent of student populations at elite universities have experienced being in care, finds new report

¡®Punitive¡¯ requirements could make admissions from under-represented groups too risky, Australian university representatives warn

For university students, living matters as much as learning. Piling pressure on local private rental markets helps no one, says Lorna Fox O¡¯Mahony

University educators may not fully understand generative AI or its long-term impact on society, but they must seek to integrate the technology into degree courses, says Stephanie Marshall

Litigation over lockdown-affected degrees has highlighted how unfair contracts favouring universities offer scant consumer protection to students, say David Palfreyman and Dennis Farrington

Leading institution joins peers in permitting students to take leave without proof of illness

Those with passionate convictions must be willing to concede their arguments may be flawed or even wrong if useful debate is to happen on campus, says UCL president Michael Spence

Faculty member shot dead at UNC, gunman chased from Florida HBCU kills three black shoppers, student dies trying wrong house

One in five waiting more than a year for doctoral visas despite claims processing times have been speeded up

Remodelling engineering degrees to include rewilding and ecological restoration would benefit students, society and the planet, says Paul Jepson

With housing shortages at crisis levels, including on campuses, Trudeau minister suggests placing limits on country¡¯s burgeoning international sector

While sector welcomes changes to be rolled out ¡®imminently¡¯, subsequent reforms could prove less popular

Limits on free speech, funding cuts and political appointments at public universities risk squandering a golden opportunity to create a thriving higher education system, says Saikat Majumdar

¡®Glass ceiling¡¯ still prevents low-income students from reaching top institutions, says researcher

Highly regarded institutions lag behind others on overall student positivity due to low scores in section that looked at views on assessment

Possibility of tensions flaring again on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini¡¯s death sparks attempts to keep students away from campuses

Leading US public system eyes legal loophole to help children of illegal arrivals but offers no guarantees scheme will come to fruition

Institutions face stiff fines and worse for breaches in student support policies, as government courts sceptical opposition

Freedom of speech and student welfare concerns are also likely to influence whether staff flag potential extremism to authorities, says major study

With 55,000 missing predicted grades, universities looking to fill places via clearing hope to convince those who missed out to recalibrate 

From Coldplay to Queen, the world¡¯s biggest bands often meet as students ¨C yet universities are seldom mentioned in song. Jeremy Clay ponders why and unearths some lost exemplars ¨C including a long-lost Dutch psychedelic paean to the University of Leicester

The Ucas data also shows that the number of international students accepted on to courses also fell

As part of Biden-endorsed response to Supreme Court ban on race-based preferences, Ivy League elite requires applicants to describe life experiences

Transferable allowances could bring students clarity and flexibility as they become ¡®customers who can make demands¡¯, but some worry about workability and vesting unprecedented powers in landlord-presidents

¡®Absolutely not¡¯ the case that home undergraduate places are being constrained, says outgoing head of admissions service

First-ever federal exemption under 1972 anti-discrimination law clears path for Baylor University to escape sanctions from students claiming abuse

The mutual suspicion of autonomous bureaucracies ignores the multifarious needs of living, learning, maturing young people, says Harvey Graff

Following the removal of a question on overall satisfaction, Times ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø analysed the results to produce an overall ¡®positivity measure¡¯

Almost nine in 10 respondents say they feel free to express themselves on campus in response to new question

As many as one in three school-leavers in England could stay at home when they start university, study suggests

A second year of falling entry rates for UK 18-year-olds would be ¡®a seismic moment for the sector¡¯, admissions experts predict

Australian survey points to high degree of financial self-reliance among incoming students, along with amorphous fears about the future

Sector doubles down on tolerance agenda to pre-empt violence on campuses

While Australian government earns gratitude for quick implementation of ¡®priority¡¯ reforms, expert warns of ¡®bureaucracy¡¯ burden