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The chief executive of the National Union of Students has left the organisation after less than a year in charge

Claims and counterclaims fly over group that monitors extremist speakers

Consumer legislation will provide tools to ¡®whack¡¯ universities, Westminster ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Forum hears

Universities are working hard and succeeding in their aim to improve life for their students, as Times ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø¡¯s Student Experience Survey results show

Can students teach their lecturers a thing or two? Austin Fitzhenry thinks so

Universities¡¯ zeal for student feedback centres on NSS surveys and best-practice audits; those expressing critical views are increasingly unwelcome

Damaging policies helps explain country¡¯s standing among devolved nations

Call for institutions to measure social mobility impact via graduates¡¯ careers

David Kemp and Andrew Norton call for state cash for all institutions and pre-bachelor¡¯s courses

University set to close seaside town¡¯s ¡®unsustainable¡¯ degree programmes

Government austerity and the consequent falls in public sector employment are driving a decline in part-time study, a report released today concludes.

By Carl Straumsheim, for

Pro vice-chancellor John Grattan recalls his hastily constructed plan of action in the face of the January storms

More men must be encouraged into female-dominated areas such as nursing and teaching, says Ucas chief

Students¡¯ use of plagiarism software is educational, firm and some scholars say

The economics curriculum at the University of Manchester is too narrow and is stifling innovation, according to a student action group

Hefce analysis shows degree study not so badly affected

Megan Dunn, the vice-president for higher education, wants an end to ¡®middle-class playground¡¯ of higher degrees

US institutions, students and athletes must strike the right arrangements to stay afloat, says Alan Ryan

Use of English and French in Middle Eastern universities creates a divisive elite, argues Inam Bioud

The academy¡¯s greatest gift is in cultivating a critical citizenry who cannot be treated as fools, argues the former Archbishop of Canterbury

As students¡¯ associations change and rely more on grants from universities, is their independence at risk?

Students¡¯ revelation of university¡¯s clandestine activities worked in its favour long-term

Toni Pearce has been re-elected as the president of the National Union of Students in a landslide victory

David Willetts is ¡°arrogant and out of touch¡± in seeking ¡°unfair¡± cuts to disabled students¡¯ funding, according to the National Union of Students.

By Scott Jaschik, for

Nearly 60 per cent of black and minority ethnic higher education staff and students questioned for a survey feel they have been discriminated against

Bristol v-c admits he did not know who was in charge of policy at his institution when he led UUK review

Efforts to help identify and support students vary widely among institutions

Former Palatinate editors claim they feared expulsion after intervention by Chris Higgins

Overwhelmed university applicants filter out information to cope, research finds

Draft Good Practice Framework proposes adoption of early dispute resolution approach

UCU letter calls celebration of ¡®laddish¡¯ behaviour ¡®disturbing¡¯

The UK has the lowest higher education drop-out rate in Europe, a new study shows.

If Labour does adopt a graduate tax policy it will be making a grave mistake, says Emran Mian

Sanaz Raji criticises eight-month wait for decision from the Office of the Independent Adjudicator

How do you prepare students for the impossible? asks Kevin Fong

Letters asks UCU and Ucea to resolve differences

Universities should provide advice to prospective students, recommends BIS report

Open letter includes cleaning cloths with guide on removing any further ¡®unwanted chalk marks¡¯

Student¡¯s father also receives apology after number of failings identified

Lawyer criticises university for drawn-out process that has led to ¡®mere reprimand¡¯

How has debt from higher fees changed students?

By Scott Jaschik, for

The University of Sussex has held further disciplinary hearings in the case of students who took part in protests on campus in 2013.

Tough-minded women are likely to do better in their university studies than men with similar characteristics of ¡°resilience¡±, a study says.

Students should not be expected to ¡®perform¡¯ their emotional commitment to trendy political orthodoxies, says Bruce Macfarlane

Declared cases are multiplying, but the diagnosis still lacks scientific rigour, argues Julian Elliott

Scheme to be run jointly with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Funding Council for England

One-third of club dancers are now students, and many are middle class

Chinese students in the UK are keen to get work experience, and it would help them to integrate, says Bin Wu

The Office of Fair Trading has told universities to review rules that stop students from graduating if they have non-tuition fee debts.

ULU vice-president and NUS black students¡¯ officer also on ballot

The results of a study of ¡®laddism¡¯ on campus

Novice car-buyer Kevin Fong on the value of preparing students for real-world challenges

Unite Group and University Alliance envisage future in which university life could be almost exclusively about training for employment

No consensus among student representatives on segregated audiences for campus events, THE?poll suggests

The experience of uncapping numbers in the UK will be different from that in Australia, says Libby Hackett

By Allie Grasgreen, for

Arguing the case for market forces in higher education will become harder if a university looks likely to fail, warns Emran Mian