Students

Temporary graduate visas up A$1,150 and most student visas up A$500 in latest surprise hikes

Scramble to secure next year’s accommodation could ease as landlords look to take advantage of new rules

Introducing language requirements for whole sector undermines government’s widening access mission, universities say

Government measures to crack down on student migration may not have run their course, observers warn

New IFS research suggests going to university is still financially worthwhile for most – but a quarter see negative return

Thought of being in a room with large group of ‘strangers’ putting learners off, admissions service leader says

Elite universities continue to see slow progress on widening participation measures, with proportion of disadvantaged students down compared with start of decade

TU Delft plans to set aside 132 of 440 places in its programme for women to address decades of under-enrolments

Focus on widening participation and shorter exchanges difficult to replicate in wider Erasmus programme, experts fear

Nearly nine in 10 UK undergraduate applicants expect to work during studies, with many relying on earnings to get by

Staff and students who would once have picked North America looking to Europe for stability and freedom, according to leading business school dean

Achieving bold attainment goal requires country to overcome fears about ‘over-education’ and provide the right resources, say university leaders

Gaps in understanding between universities and their external partners leave students in a ‘vulnerable position’, report finds

Rampant technology considered both essential knowledge and an employability threat, survey finds

StudySmarter warned over job listings set up to capture contact information

Amid concern over graduate outcomes and the declining value of a degree, one UK higher education provider that boasts a practically perfect employability record is setting its sights on official recognition – and disproving those who might question whether its students need to be at university at all

Rising cost of tuition more about plugging government deficit than helping fund higher education, say rectors

Hitherto unpublished Australian data unpacks the institutions and disciplines where freedom of expression is particularly ‘constrained’

School-leavers across the UK to be offered two-dose vaccination from July onwards

Steep rise in UK students’ happiness with programmes despite job cuts, fee rises and negativity over student loans

Academics welcome coalition’s commitment to expanding STEM places, but warn hard-hit humanities subjects have been ‘hardly’ mentioned

Proposed regulatory conditions are ‘too broad’, lack clear guidance and will increase burden on institutions, say sector groups

Encouraging students to take part in employment opportunities essential, leaders say, but Manchester could find new commitment hard work

Fifth of job hunters report applying for more than 100 roles amid continued questioning of the value of a degree

Undergraduates’ opinions broadly in line with wider population on topics including artificial intelligence, capital punishment and Israel-Gaza war

People with disabilities to comprise majority of committees that govern use of disability grants

Plan 2 system compared to payment protection insurance scandal by financial experts as parliamentary inquiry begins

Funding and affordability significant barriers for UK students hoping to progress to postgraduate study, says report

Institutions ask for review of decision to revoke loans and of classification of weekend courses as distance learning

People increasingly sceptical of higher education’s benefits, according to social attitudes poll, while majority back limits on international students

Japanese students almost guaranteed jobs post-graduation as country’s population continues to fall, threatening future labour market

New rules mandating higher tuition fees for non-EU students have sparked debate on whether France’s universities have abandoned their egalitarian principles and may soon charge far heftier fees for all, writes Seher Asaf

Western educators are mostly oblivious to a change of guard in higher education, authors of a new ‘mapping exercise’ warn

One in 10 out-of-work young people have a degree, major review finds, as UK prime minister warns too many are missing out on ‘high quality alternatives’ to university

Country’s budget shifts more costs on to students, with money saved from signature policy diverted to other priorities

‘Perfectly good’ institutions ‘may fail’ without curbs on recruitment being reintroduced, report argues, ahead of expected dip in youth population

Survey of current and prospective loan holders finds ‘massive frustration’, with system putting off future students

‘Class size crisis’ hitting disadvantaged students hardest, claims Australian union which blames Jobs-ready Graduates reforms for ballooning recruitment

Universities must provide more of the types of experiences that would once have been gained during first graduate job, says vice-chancellor

Istanbul Bilgi University handed reprieve after authorities abandon attempts to close it over concerns about parent company

Submissions to UK parliamentary inquiry also stress need for new mechanisms to ensure higher earners pay more

Lack of ‘suitable jobs’ for PhDs represents a ‘structural failure’ to capitalise on the ‘public investment’ in their education

Academics say organisation that supports disadvantaged students needs governance overhaul after being placed in administration again

Points test for permanent migration also slated for reform, as Canberra eyes new methods of curtailing numbers

Proposed changes could allow students to complain as soon as they accept an offer, but they will have less time to raise a grievance

Accessibility is not simply about whether procedures exist. It is about whether people can realistically understand and navigate them, says Helen Megarry

Famed journalist, biographer and Tulane professor says technology can help scholars think creatively but all writing must be done by human hand

Researchers fear wider changes to country’s immigration system will put off international talent

Drop in campus attendance a key trend identified in student experience over period that spanned fee rises, marketisation and pandemic

Sutton Trust says findings support argument that value of higher education should be judged on more than post-university salaries alone

Uncertainty remains on whether students would be locked out of classrooms mid-semester if a university folded, education committee warns

Visa cost and ‘complexity’ among the factors pushing students away from traditional education destinations, survey finds

‘Stark’ regional inequalities persist despite massive expansion of higher education globally, finds Unesco

To support equity and retention, campus employment must align with students’ economic realities, say Robert Glover, Ben Cotton and Tamra Benson

Students will no longer be given money off in final year as coalition minister calls policy ‘wasteful spending’

Students on languages, medicine and veterinary sciences courses also report far higher incidents of harassment than sector average

UK nationals have increasingly looked abroad for medical training in recent years in light of caps on domestic places, but new laws mean they will find it harder to secure a job at home

Universities struggling to compete with the opportunities offered by the private sector as potential doctoral candidates question value of PhDs, summit hears

Concerns that UK universities not preparing students adequately as annual survey shows big rise in performance-related issues among recent hires

Researchers say new findings should prompt review of Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action in admissions