Student

Research reveals how the new Longitudinal Education Outcomes data on graduate earnings give a misleading view of graduate earnings and value for money, says Gordon McKenzie

Conservative anger at initiatives to make campuses more inclusive to minority students is misplaced, say Kevin Singer, Laura Dahl, Matthew J. Mayhew and Alyssa N. Rockenbach

The UK’s new research mega-body has huge power to tackle long-standing inequalities, says its new diversity tsar Jennifer Rubin

The Migration Advisory Committee review showed little interest in understanding international students or how the UK labour market works, says Stanley Ipkiss

Nick Hillman explains why the much-anticipated UK review of overseas student policy gets it so wrong

Soul-searching is required by institutions if they want to survive the alarming decline in student numbers that will leave many classrooms empty, says Jayden Kim

Using tropes already common in the US and the UK, the Alternative for Germany has accused institutions of being in thrall to the far left

New furore over a steep rise in unconditional offers and concerns over student mental health underlines why reform of the UK’s unique admissions system is long overdue, says Julie Kelly

Discussions with students about how marijuana can affect studies and health and talks about its place on campus are needed before the drug becomes legal in Canada, say Alexandra Burnett, Rodney A. Clifton and Gabor Csepregi

Perilous drops in student recruitment at UK universities during A-level clearing raise the likelihood of institutional failures, a prospect that remains as politically unpalatable as ever, says Nick Hillman

Extra pressure created by the need to take on part-time jobs after study grants were axed, medics warn

German students – and academics – still go along with controversial mainstream theories in order to get ahead, researcher argues

‘Swivel-eyed’ Brexiteers must acknowledge that leaving with no deal in March would be disastrous for UK higher education, says Hywel Williams

New president of German Rectors’ Conference thinks it is crucial that all students know the European canon

Outside the anglophone world, universities are under pressure to conduct research in English – but teach in their local language, says David Matthews

The UK's new right-to-study rules are another manifestation of its ‘hostile environment’ for immigrants, say Katie Bales and Bridget Anderson 

Leading a university seminar for the first time can be an intimidating prospect. Here, three PhD students offer some advice for those preparing for the new academic year

While Vieno Vehko empathises with millennials’ burden of tuition debt, she also finds it hard to respect a group that neither reads critically nor takes responsibility for its learning

Scholars at greater risk of stress-related illness than police, medics and local authority staff, research suggests

Many students are struggling with stress-related health problems after switch to postgraduate programmes, research suggests

Cambridge researcher dreams of returning home to war-stricken country

Analysis of accounts of institutions receiving public funding reveals large salary, bonus and dividend payouts

Do you feel you’re just winging it, waiting for the day when your incompetence is exposed? Six academics show that you’re far from alone

New survey finds barely a quarter of undergraduates have used illegal drugs during their degrees

Slash interest rates and reintroduce maintenance loans, says critical report

Despite country’s reputation for egalitarian access, survey finds affordability is a struggle for some

Crackdown leaves professors needing to pay back almost €250,000 each on average

Criticism of ‘obsolete’ passages by Gallic political leaders has led to a ban on new students learning French

THE Emerging Economies Summit hears senior university leader call for reform to address nation’s graduate employment crisis

Investigation discovers that three-quarters of advertised posts are filled by an internal candidate

World Bank consultant says India’s decision to relax state control over curricula at some universities is model

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will become the first state institution in Greece to teach undergraduates entirely in English

Ivy League university wins praise for formally recognising trade union created by graduate students who teach

Embracing immersive content would aid public engagement and bring research and teaching closer together, argue Vincent Tong, Sam Smidt and Matilda Katan 

Study suggests doctorates are now seen as a test of character rather than intellect

Historian says Trump could attract educated young people if he promised to tackle their debts, while rector tells summit Czech universities remain ‘strongholds of critical discourse’

OIA report reveals payout of almost £50k to an international PhD student kicked off their course

Worsening political ties have led a Russian government agency to urge students abroad to return home

Magdeburg university head reveals scale of threats he received after controversy over right-wing AfD speakers

Head of QAA says a wave of allegations against alternative providers shows need for action on academic malpractice

Sam Gyimah tells MPs that for universities ‘to carry on as if we are still in 1965 is not acceptable’

Law firm says legal claim can now progress after 1,000 people joined class action

It’s time for students to step in and end the political stalemate on stopping gun violence on university campuses, says Sarah Kenny

University teachers are wrestling with the challenge of facilitating a new mode of online peer-to-peer learning, says Peter Kahn

The Office for Students’ arrival marks a new era of higher education regulation but it can also learn much from its predecessor's successes, argues Tim Melville-Ross

Growing up working class meant Michelle Deininger was more worried about money than academic aspirations, but after a second chance she managed to complete her PhD 

The UK's first-ever Twitter-only teaching and learning conference shows academic symposia with international reach can be organised on a shoestring, say Natalie Lafferty and Pat Lockley

Emerging online threats and tough new penalties for data breaches are forcing universities to take cyber security more seriously than ever, says Kamal Bechkoum

Excessive red tape, not snowflake students, has rightly been highlighted as the real threat to freedom of speech on campus, says Peter Baran

Pleas by Conservative backbenchers for an intervention to help the OU ignore the fact that they recently made it harder to assist under-pressure institutions, says Pam Tatlow

As a parliamentary committee calls for an independent review of Prevent, Steven Greer and Lindsey Bell argue that too much criticism of the anti-extremism programme is based on myths

Barrister Daniel Sokol explains some of the key mistakes made by those advising students on academic appeals

As England’s new higher education regulator the Office for Students begins this week, its deputy chair Martin Coleman explains how it will balance institutional autonomy and public accountability

A sample essay by Philip Newton and Michael Draper on the dodgy disclaimers used by essay mills makes clear why the Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling will not stop contract cheating

As the Department for Education calls on more elite universities in England to open specialist maths schools, Janice Kay reflects on the journey of her university's maths academy

Universities will need to think hard about how they will respond to the growing popularity of the qualification, says Elizabeth Miller

Too many poorer students across Europe are unable to maximise their learning owing to inadequate financial support, argues Simon Marginson

A newcomer in the Oxford-Cambridge innovation corridor will reshape our understanding of what higher education is for, says Lynette Ryals

As the National Union of Students conference in Glasgow begins on 27 March, Nick Hillman ponders if the student voice is becoming too powerful in universities

Sport is one of the ways that universities are helping to transform the lives of young people from socially disadvantaged communities, says Geoff Thompson