Students

Treasury to generate £679 million in surplus from last Plan 2 cohort, analysis shows, with graduates paying thousands more than under original system

Big providers hit with falling occupancy levels and affordability concerns amid changing enrolment patterns

Institution spread across 12 island nations steps up support, as Persian Gulf shockwaves reach Polynesia

Maximum interest rate to be limited as Westminster government continues to look at wider reforms to controversial student finance system

New right-wing president eyes reforms to student finance as part of wider austerity measures

Most students who work more than 23 hours a week report spending ‘zero minutes’ reading but scholars say time spent in employment not wholly bad academically

‘Weekend-only’ learners signed contracts in good faith before being suddenly told to repay money through no fault of their own, says NUS head

Employment increasingly elusive for foreigners blindsided by Australia’s steep cost of living

Auckland survey finds 45 per cent of respondents are ‘food insecure’, while Otago study traces ‘persistent’ reliance on food banks

Focusing only on admissions to universities neglects wider picture, according to South African politician

Campuses in the Middle East viewed as ‘legitimate targets’ by Tehran after its institutions damaged in airstrikes

Calls for clarity after thousands of English students told they will no longer be eligible for maintenance loans because courses viewed as distance learning

Moving student loan portfolio to Treasury seen as biggest move yet in Trump’s efforts to close under-pressure department

Lack of scrutiny given to rapidly expanding institutions out of step with amount of public money flowing through them, researchers argue

But integrity problems will never be resolved unless authorities enforce the current rules, report finds

Canberra v-c insists he is not picking a fight with new campaign that pokes fun at more illustrious institutions

Universities told to offer better support to entrants with few or no qualifications following debate over whether these students should be able to access loans

Without big improvements, universities will fail to play their part in a long overdue effort to embed support in everyday institutions, says Noel Vest

Leading institutions see drop in proportion of students from surrounding area despite renewed access drives

Financial challenges and lack of work experience identified as key barriers for graduates hoping to progress to further study or employment

Research-intensive universities also pledge to remove barriers to medical careers as part of bid to support strained NHS 

Degree-holders who grew up in poverty paid thousands of pounds less than peers despite similar qualifications, finds Resolution Foundation

Country’s ambition to become world’s leading higher education sector by 2035 will only be achieved if employment, inequality and governance concerns addressed, says new book

Education secretary when Plan 2 loans were introduced tells THE that universities ‘would be in even shakier position’ without his changes

Union urges Canterbury Christ Church University to promise staff won’t face any disciplinary action if they stay away from campus as more cases confirmed

UK universities tell students flying home for Easter to be aware of risk of breaching restrictions if they get stranded

New figures show efforts to address issues with repayments faltering as critics say system in ‘dire need of an overhaul’

Headline enrolment growth masks weaknesses in educational exchange and country’s standing as a TNE player

Canterbury Christ Church confirms one of its students also affected as academics describe ‘shock’ at dealing with major outbreak

Chancellor says government wants to make improvements but insists other priorities will take precedence

Focus on physical fitness and psychological support for staff and students, with universities also urged to provide more training

Secrecy rules tacked on to complaints processes leave students ‘disempowered’ and unable to access social or professional help, ombudsman finds

House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person

University works with authorities to contain deadly disease, with 11 young people taken to hospital and others being told to get antibiotics

Universities told to adjust to new attitudes on HE expansion, as figures show boom in new entrants who have few to no qualifications

Study looking at ‘little explored’ attainment gaps at postgraduate taught level finds white students far more likely to achieve a distinction

Internet blackout amid conflict with US and Israel leaves applicants in the dark over study abroad opportunities

Treasury reaps the rewards from high contribution rates which appear to be pushing disadvantaged students away from university, analysis finds

Careers offices urged to find better ways to judge success beyond placement rates as employers look for more from new starters

‘We know best’ mindset perpetuates Indigenous Australians’ isolation from higher education and wealth, report argues

Trials at UK universities sent automatic email prompts to those identified as at-risk by learning analytics data

Treasury committee begins inquiry after calls to restrict government’s ability to change loan conditions after they have been taken out

Cancer diagnostics researcher Dina Haddad mixed ballet and pole dancing for science-inspired pop video

While soaring fees are blamed for turning people off university, programmes to forgive fees lure few graduates to the bush

Birmingham vice-chancellor’s call to review loan eligibility for students with no A levels criticised by own staff members

New polling finds voters would like to see government prioritise reducing interest rates for graduates over other reforms

Technical document, which cast doubt on methodology used in influential study, hit with legal take-down notice from Australian Human Rights Commission

While ‘doing an Albo’ and wiping proportion of student debt unlikely to make any difference to English graduates’ cost-of-living fears, evidence from Australia shows it was a vote-winner

Concerns degrees are losing value may be misplaced, say economists, but high unemployment and rise of AI ‘sinking all ships’

Critics decry ‘missed opportunity’ to help graduates as chancellor skips chance to cut debt levels

Enhanced reporting and training requirements came into force just over a year ago but student deaths continue

Unlike those in the West, Iranian students explicitly reject a leftism they see as supportive of the Islamic Republic, says Roohola Ramezani

New platform launched to coordinate responses to humanitarian crises will initially focus on refugee inclusion in branch campuses

Reduction in repayment rate combined with longer write-off period would redistribute costs for graduates, finds thinktank

Concern around student finance and graduate dissatisfaction in England will continue to grow regardless of expected Treasury reforms, say former government officials

Universities told to temper ambitions in ‘highly competitive market’ with automatic growth far from guaranteed

Minister outlines vision of value over volume, amid debate over imperatives to ‘make a buck’

Quid pro quo recognition of prior learning seen as a ‘game-changing opportunity’ for Australian students and universities

Changes to system put forward by Plaid Cymru and Reform UK ahead of coming election would breach Treasury rules, economists warn

Generation raised in digital-first classrooms questioning importance of books, academics say, but others believe issue has been overblown