Student success and retention

Increased use of new technologies accompanied by rising fear of being accused of cheating, with many universities’ policies on what is acceptable still unclear

Increased scrutiny of higher education and disillusionment over graduate benefits mean universities must consider new ways of judging student outcomes, event hears

Rapid growth in number of students studying AI courses reflects its cultural prominence but experts warn content could lack rigour and quickly become outdated

We must better explain to school-leavers the intellectual, technical, creative and social benefits of higher education, says Brooke Storer-Church

Study warns against heavy reliance on metrics such as logins and page views to judge students’ performance

Graduate employability increasingly seen as ‘university-wide priority’ involving academics and researchers as well as dedicated careers services

Private chat forums are ‘valued learning environments’ that can help stop students falling behind, Australian study finds

We need a holistic approach that teaches students not just to use AI but to survive its psychological terrain, say Sean McMinn and Nick McIntosh

Universities need to create environments that value every learner’s cognitive diversity as a source of creativity and innovation, says Imran Mir

If a student feels remembered by a machine but overlooked by humans, something in the educational contract has broken, says Agnieszka Piotrowska

Employers in many industries may soon conclude they can train, assess and credential employees more effectively than universities can, warns Ali Hindi

Incentivise universities to facilitate ‘meaningful’ part-time work by offering rebates on fee levy, says study

Conversations around cheating ‘misguided’ because students want technology to assist learning, not give them the answers, education lead at tech giant says

Today’s graduates have grown used to relaxed standards. But their employers will not give them rolling deadlines, say Natalie Schoettler and Kailea Manning  

Wider talent creation will better serve both businesses and graduates as the tech revolution drives rapid economic change, says Hanifa Shah

Lack of access to food exacerbating health and academic challenges for students who are already socio-economically deprived, say authors

Promises of more personalised education may stifle students’ ability to grow and change, according to UCL provost

In the digital era, inserting a reference into a text is as easy as pressing control-K. So why do universities still insist on troubling students with the minutiae of traditional referencing styles that will be of no use to them in the professional world, ask Vivek Pundir and Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera

University ‘whodunnit’ inspired by attempts to tackle poor attendance as scholars look for novel ways to engage mainstream audiences

Perhaps the scrapping of the 50 per cent participation target will remind everyone that failing at university is not failing in life, says an academic

High dropout rates among international students can be combated with better lectures, researchers suggest

Mass departure of students from top institutions in favour of medical degrees stokes concerns about future talent pipelines in other subjects

Amid declining attendance, some scholars see merit in making one-to-one feedback sessions mandatory while others say it is time to ditch historical anomaly

Without specific classes, students may leave college still unable to separate science from nonsense, says Natalia Pasternak

UK’s high attainment and completion rates tempered by rising costs and inequalities, according to latest Education at a Glance report

Growing class sizes and expanding workloads blamed as students doubt those teaching them know who they are

Marketisation and the pandemic pushed student preferences to the top of every university’s teaching and learning agenda. But should those preferences be acted on even if they risk undermining educational outcomes? Juliette Rowsell reports

The overhauling of two major graduate earnings surveys has highlighted that existing figures are an uncertain measure of a degree’s value even in narrow economic terms. But by talking up the graduate premium in its promotional material, was the sector already doing itself a disservice? Patrick Jack reports

Instead of treating certificates and diplomas as afterthoughts, most universities could offer and market them as stand-alone achievements, says Vivek Pundir

As people from non-traditional backgrounds become the majority in Australian universities, a legal academic argues that efforts to accommodate them can help the old guard too

Third straight year that number of first-class degrees awarded falls, although some UK universities continue to buck the trend

UK needs data on how ‘marginal’ graduates fare in workforce compared with if they didn’t have a degree, argues new report

Averages aren’t enough. We need to know when HE expansion causes the marginal premium to disappear. It was probably long ago, says Paul Wiltshire

Award-winning teaching method that incorporates diverse voices into teaching has been accredited with the ability to transform social science and medical subjects

Tutorial system monopolised by ‘domineering’ male students and focus on final-year examinations seen as disadvantaging women

The rise of Asian higher education has coincided with increasing graduate un- and under-employment in several nations, calling the value of degrees into question and threatening national stability. But is the problem underprepared students or dysfunctional politics and economies? Helen Packer reports

With ethnic minority students missing disproportionately more classes, traditional timetabling risks widening attainment gaps, says Christopher Byrne

Thousands more students on the autism spectrum are entering universities thanks to improved diagnosis and support from schools. John Ross examines how institutions are adapting to this challenge and what more can be done

Universities must rethink how they engage with students in era of major upheavals, according to Bonni Stachowiak as she reflects on 10 years of running Teaching in Higher Ed

Rather than lament student attitudes, we should ask if meaningful exchanges of ideas in class are still possible, say Mikael Andéhn and Alan Bradshaw

Moving beyond ‘chalk-and-talk’ can have significant benefits, but many lecturers remain wary

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

‘Engine of social mobility’ outlines recipe for success: timely, personalised support delivered at scale

Higher education needs to ‘find the right balance’ between online and in-person learning, says Sydney professor, after confronting empty lecture hall for the second time