Student

Higher proportion of black students in London may contribute to capital’s higher dropout rates, says SMF

Calls among graduates to limit student numbers are not selfish, but may instead reflect concern about the value of university education, say Duncan Watson and Robert Webb

Gill Seyfang - who is presenting at the Higher Education Academy's annual conference - explains how improv comedy in lectures can inspire students

Emily Van Duyne on why she missed graduation despite being passionately committed to her students

Many campus-based and post-92 universities claim gold in government-backed league table

Some vice-chancellors will decry the results of the teaching excellence framework, but should recognise areas of poor teaching it exposes, says Edward Peck

As student loan debt in the UK passes £100 billion, Sir Keith Burnett says it’s time we faced up to the real cost of tuition fees and debt

Campus safe spaces are bad for democracy and open debate, but academics must respond to the genuine concerns they represent, says James Wicks

International charity flags ‘unprecedented’ numbers of academics sacked since last year’s failed military coup

Publication of data showing long-term graduate earnings by discipline has huge potential to improve higher education, says Jack Britton

University of Glasgow research indicates students can improve communication and thinking ability by playing computer games

The Deutschlandstipendium, which sponsors students with a mixture of public and private funding, has disappointed some critics

Terry Dray explains what other institutions can learn from Liverpool John Moores University’s recent review of career development services

Call from government advisers to evaluate teaching quality, echoing England's TEF, could still go ahead

All-Ireland student visa needed to cope with Brexit fallout, says v-c

Increased scrutiny of US sector and distrust of academics puts traditional quality assurance models in question

Figures highlight challenges faced by European universities seeking to educate refugees

‘Centrist’ candidate wins majority in first round of ballot

Vince Cable and Julian Huppert back party to overtake Labour in ‘university seats’

Covering interview travel expenses creates financial hardships for early career academics, says Rachel Yoho

UUK poll ahead of key Commons vote finds only 26 per cent see students ‘as immigrants’

Hong Kong Polytechnic University initiative goes against trend towards shorter programmes

Ka Ho Mok and Han Xiao have been speaking to Chinese students about their experiences in UK higher education

Study finds classes can improve students’ chances of getting a graduate job by 40 per cent

Evidence for the harm done by including students in net migration figures is clear, says Huw Owen

Harper Adams tops our annual poll as Cambridge and other top 10 mainstays slide down

Vote hailed as ‘notable victory’ in battle to remove overseas learners from net migration targets

Economic crisis drives increase in students lingering in higher education

Giving students who use essay mills a criminal record would impose a punishment that ill fits the crime, writes Daniel Sokol

More UK and EU students begin master’s programmes, but Indian and Nigerian enrolments fall

Top diplomat says the collapse in Indian student numbers in the UK could destroy traditionally strong links between the two countries

Ignoring concerns about the lack of post-study work opportunities for Indian students overlooks the huge contribution of Indian-born Britons to UK society, Jack Grove hears

New study into medieval universities describes how paupers studied alongside the elite despite financial barriers

@Trump_Regrets account from Canadian university student gains more than 200,000 followers

Research suggests that professors are more likely to respond to Chinese students with anglicised names  

Student leader calls for clearer rules on student-staff relationships after Sussex report into abusive lecturer case

The US has long been losing its popularity with overseas students, says Marguerite Dennis

UN plan to eradicate gender inequality misses larger problem of low access rates linked to poverty, University of Cambridge experts warn

Keep it brief, tailor to the job requirements and do not mention your hobbies. Our panel of top university administrators offer some tips on how to write a top-notch CV

The value added by a university matters more than how much its graduates earn, says Bahram Bekhradnia 

There will be thousands of people on campuses on Christmas Day this year, as Geri Ward explains

Large-scale study at a top Danish university reveals mismatch between student and teacher expectations around learning

New analysis suggests university offers should take greater account of where students went to school

China's university sports body hopes to convince parents and students that play teaches valuable life lessons

Students and lecturers join forces for a national demonstration over cuts, fee rises and the plight of EU staff and students post-Brexit

Authors suggest something has gone badly wrong with economics as an academic discipline

New higher education initiative an important sign of better relations between the two countries

In the first of a new series of articles, leading academics and university administrators will share tips on how to get ahead in higher education. Here, those involved in hiring explain how to handle a Skype interview

Doctoral students who downplay their part-time status forget that they excel in key ways, says Rebecca Gelding

Assessment, timetables and module weighting could be altered to reduce pressures for students who travel a long way to university each day, says study author

A trip to the theatre prompts Martin Hall to think afresh about the demonstrations gripping his country’s campuses

Student artists at Staffordshire University have transformed academic research on graduate debt into a full-length comic

Rosi Prescott considers how universities should tackle the decline in students’ well-being often caused by financial stress

Many graduates would also have chosen a different subject or institution in hindsight, study reveals

The Nordic state, known for its liberal social policies, is the latest country to announce plans for a ban on burkas in its education system

Recent graduates teach at three to four universities a day to make ends meet, researcher finds during stint observing country’s private HE system

Billy Bryan and Furaha Asani look at how to get the most out of your doctoral studies

A network of students and academics aims to promote public economic literacy as well as reform the curriculum