Students

Teaching and research central to any hopes of rebuilding country, according to academics, as pressure grows for political change

Students may not have started the current uprising but they are seizing what might be a last chance to remake the country, says Roohola Ramazani

Experts say introduction of compulsory test for all undergraduate courses shows country’s shifting approach to internationalisation

Inclusion worker challenges institutions whose scholarship programmes are not open to all after missing out on place on master’s

Bereaved families push politicians to make universities’ responsibilities toward their students clearer as suicide deaths continue

Universities facing ‘ongoing repression’ as regime responds to demonstrations with force

Students encouraged to study elsewhere owing to concerns about the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood on UK campuses

Campuses closed in attempt to quell unrest, with experts warning of risk of further brain drain unless protests deliver meaningful political change

‘No change’ in widening participation policy, says Trinity Hall, after plans to target students from Eton and Winchester leak

MP seeks reform to ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ system amid cost-of-living concerns

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

Some institutions revisit gender-related policies against backdrop of legal and political developments

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

Practice seen as a way to boost participation at higher levels of academia but critics say it could have the opposite effect

Changing demographics prompt call for universities to review what support they offer

Founder of support group urges more consistent approach to handling bereavement at universities because staff can feel ‘awkward’ talking about death

Short-term placements a chance to rebuild EU links and campus diversity but could also ‘reshape demand in ways that challenge current financial models’

Long-delayed proposal would merge seven state-run colleges into a new public university

Confirmed deal to cost UK £570 million in first year, with ministers targeting 100,000 participants including apprentices and adult learners

Westminster government reportedly agrees reassociation to Europe’s flagship student exchange programme five years after departing under Brexit

University leaders considering internal recommendation to cease veterinary education after regulators extended conditional accreditation of degrees

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

Charging interest on loans already repaid would be illegal in other sectors, senator highlights

Researchers sent emails to authors of recently published papers to test how much prestige matters in access to academic resources

Reject calls for passive ‘neutrality’ and develop integrated plans to promote student voting, say Jonathan Becker, Erin Cannan and Yael Bromberg

AI-assisted software makes it easier for students to forge medical evidence for disciplinary hearings, says legal expert

Institution agrees to pay undisclosed sum after cutting unique master’s programme amid review of provision

Rise in number of college-educated people out of work could be down to AI boom and economic policies of the Trump administration, experts say

Low value of support on offer not enough to move the dial on university access, critics fear

Many students in Australia struggle to afford enough food, and expensive campus outlets are not helping, say Jane Dyson and four colleagues

Undergraduates are choosing silence over dissent given the high price paid by scholars advancing controversial ideas, says Yashraj Garg

Activists step up efforts to protect caretaker of shrine situated inside construction zone

South-east Asian country predicted to overtake US and Brazil in next decade but China and India to remain ‘big two’

Graduates earning only just above minimum wage may soon have to repay their loans after budget changes

Joint offer builds on existing regional partnerships as higher education institutions lean on collaboration to solve funding crisis

Providing a £4,000 grant for low-income students on priority courses could cost about £500 million, compared with £2.6 billion to restore former system

Academics warn recall-based exams are ‘obsolete’ and policing AI is ‘unrealistic’ after hundreds admit manipulating online exam at Yonsei University

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

Improvements in perceptions of course quality seen across student groups and disciplines despite disrupted year for UK HE

Universities urged to collaborate on areas such as the language they use in admissions to ensure accessibility for non-traditional students

Students struggling to find good jobs while employers say they cannot address skills shortages, Andreas Schleicher highlights

Cross-party committee calls for higher household income threshold for maximum student support loans as more struggle to afford university

Many universities already factor school violence records into admissions ahead of nationwide roll-out but scholars fear move reinforces inequalities

Increase in projects featuring ‘progressive discourse’ likely to fuel criticism that academia is too left wing, study warns

Lack of supervisors and ‘uneven’ quality ‘deterring’ students, paper says, arguing that radical overhaul is needed

Link between higher education and higher earnings weakens across many OECD countries, showing need to strengthen alternative options

Allocation of 9,500 extra places will boost capacity in a system where demand can be fickle

Most voters believe universities are unduly focused on revenue and their students shoulder an excessive share, survey finds

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

Teaching and learning issues dominate grievances raised with new Australian body set up primarily to tackle gender-based violence on campuses

Calls for change as ‘inconsistent’ system leaves some forced to choose between their preferred university and saving money

Universities are ‘defined by who we fight for’ and can win back social licence by focusing on students, Australian vice-chancellor argues

Universities say limit could dissuade ‘cases with little merit’, but student organisations warn of unfair advantage for wealthy

Distributing swabs to test for DNA after a sexual assault risks jeopardising criminal investigations, says watchdog

Poor health blamed as full-time employment also down among young Australians, according to longitudinal surveys

New Chinese rule requiring proof of qualifications could benefit academics seeking to share research findings online, but critics fear more control over public debate

Writing a letter of gratitude for an inspirational talk or piece of advice sounds schmaltzy but it’s the best self-help therapy available, says Adrian Furnham

University administrators know little about the money that supports their foreign recruits, or the pressures that come with it

Inequality between male and female participation rates prevails in most parts of the globe, with 88 countries in worse situation compared with a decade ago