Student

Thailand and Malaysia agree to financial aid, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough

More grade boundaries and tiered exams that challenge top students would be welcomed by universities, says Mary Curnock Cook

Concerns over the rising number of top marks thanks to teacher-assessed grades should not obscure the limitations of the UK’s exam system, says Nick Hillman

Summer schools that funnel thousands of international students into UK universities are on the brink of collapse, warns Tim Essex

Universities can cut plagiarism by working with students’ unions to raise awareness of contract cheating and the value of academic integrity, says Aaron Yaverski

Students are not being pushed to consider imaginative ideas that would truly tackle global warming, argues Peter Sutoris

Chevening-like bursaries for EU undergraduates will send the right message to those considering studying at a UK university, says Almut Caspary

Ethical reviews must become the cornerstone of Western universities’ internationalisation strategies, says Peter Brady

Offloading virtual learning to third-party ‘partners’ doesn’t always work for students but remains a blind spot for quality assurance, says Nora Carrol

New scholarships and admissions policies may help to address low participation from Traveller communities, but outreach and curricula should also change, argues Emily Danvers

Wedding receptions and other boisterous events on campus will be a dry run for marshalling unmasked students this autumn, reflects George Bass

A one-time fix via executive order – which could be overturned by the next administration – fails both future students and taxpayers, says Avery Davis

Former UK foreign policy adviser fears countries could lose ‘monopoly’ over accreditation for failing to inject critical thinking, curiosity, emotional intelligence and empathy into higher education

Trump-era rule means that visas can be blocked based on undergraduate university choices 

As feared, the country’s universities are being used as a weapon to crush dissent against the regime, several academic organisations say

European Commission says it has heard pleas for more long-term funding, and is considering allowing extra universities to join existing alliances

Her long career as a psychologist and a college president has shown Beverly Daniel Tatum how crucial racial identity formation is and how overriding negative stereotypes about minority students’ performance can be like ‘water in a parched land’. Matthew Reisz hears why

The Kickstart Scheme’s rules are hard to navigate, and its design fails to harness university careers services’ know-how, says Richard Mendez

‘Devastation and horror’ compound years of isolation and neglect, professor says

With the education of a generation of young people thrown into chaos, many universities are rethinking how they admit and support those most in need of assistance. Anna McKie examines how the pandemic will change attitudes and approaches to widening access

Professor accuses university of ‘aligning itself with a propaganda narrative that is not intellectually defensible’

Technical incompatibilities and privacy law risk preventing universities communicating to optimise individualised learning, says Gerd Kortemeyer

Qualities of silent endurance and self-containment embodied by the Duke of Edinburgh are unlikely to resonate with, or help, a generation of students faced with adversity, says Adrian Furnham

Hopes that for-profit institutions would head for disadvantaged communities not served by universities have not been realised

Allowing tattoo parlours and drive-in cinemas to reopen before universities illustrates how students have been ignored during the pandemic, says Olivia Winnifrith

Former sorority member at Vanderbilt University explains how concept of ‘brotherhood’ forces fraternity members to not report assaults

Campaigners say tight-knit elitism, boozy initiation weeks and a lacklustre administrative response have led to a culture of silence in grandes écoles

Awareness campaigns, support services and coordination with local authorities and transport providers are all needed, says Maya Tutton

Universities need to review the unhelpful websites and unwittingly ageist admissions procedures that prevent older people becoming doctoral students, says Alison Etches

No institution will be able to make it alone amid the pandemic-induced tumult, so let’s make shared values the antidote to the crisis, says Ferruccio Resta

The idea that the First Lady’s doctor of education degree is any less worthy than a PhD or MD is utterly misguided, says Vipul Sharma

Announced increases in hardship funding are not enough, while missed educational opportunities must be replaced, says Paul Blomfield

English universities are making huge efforts to support students through the pandemic, but the government must play its part, says Anthony Forster

Encouraging pandemic-hit graduates to continue their studies will only delay problems unless universities embrace student employability, says Sabrina Wang

Compulsory Covid jabs for students may seem sensible but would discriminate against minorities, says Zachary Michael Jack

Online teaching has allowed less-confident students, so often female, to create for themselves a space in which to speak, says Madeleine Davies

Biden must unravel the whole sordid mass of restrictive laws and venomous vitriol that drove down overseas enrolments, says Aditya Sharma

My student is right to wonder out loud why learning in college must be a forced march rather than a playful adventure, says Gregory Skutches

Universities should partner with students instead of treating them like passive recipients of our superior knowledge, says Simone Buitendijk

Life in the age of Covid does not lend itself readily to students internships, but there are alternatives, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan

Research finds that having just one scholar from an underrepresented group has a positive impact on academic goals of doctoral students in the same department

The European programme’s globe-spanning successor, the Turing scheme, is more suited to meeting today’s challenges, says Louise Nicol

The Turing scheme’s focus on outbound mobility will take the UK off the map for most European exchange students, laments Barbara Lorber

The proposed Turing scheme will be hard to set up – especially given its lack of reciprocity, says Martin Paul

University administrative staff are often the first point of contact for troubled students but training on how to manage these encounters is non-existent, says Sarah Bones

Growing impatience with online learning in South Korea highlights the limitations of socially distanced teaching, says Justin Fendos

Students have been told not to return to campus for another seven weeks

Turing scheme will not cover tuition fees, travel costs to the UK or staff exchanges, leaving UK universities to negotiate fee waivers

New measures that provide insight into how universities build personal qualities of their graduates are needed, argue Doug Cole and Dino Willox

Calls to redesign curricula for online study ignore how scholars need time and peer support to reinvent courses, says Carole Binns

Essay mills’ opportunism, preying on student anxiety about online assessment methods, strengthens the case for legislation, says Douglas Blackstock

Distributing financial aid based on identity or academic attainment leaves many poor people excluded from the academy, says Ryan Coogan

The Purpose Coalition will bring together the skills and the jobs needed to create a fairer, greener UK, says Justine Greening

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

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

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? 

The movement to ‘decolonise’ university curricula has leaped into the political and educational mainstream in the wake of George Floyd’s death, dividing opinion on campus and beyond. Anna McKie examines how scholars are handling difficult discussions and where the agenda goes next

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

Office for Students sets out plans for tougher minimum standards related to student outcomes, including degree completion rates and graduate employment