Students

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

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

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

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

Prime minister promises reform after coming under pressure over student finance ‘debt trap’

Period of increased openness following student-led uprising could soon descend back into political polarisation following BJP landslide victory, academics say

Partnership with ETS will replace 20-year-old traditional entry exam with modular, skills-based assessment as part of bid to modernise national system

University to continue admitting students and replace leadership after financial and quality concerns threatened survival of veterinary degrees

Students returning for a new semester reignite demonstrations and clash with pro-government groups, weeks after thousands killed or detained by regime

Party unveils proposed changes to student finance system that it says would save graduates hundreds of pounds

Fees and integrity checks designed for long-stay students risk decimating sector and depriving universities of future enrolments

Three national universities cleared to exceed limits by up to 5 per cent as Tokyo pushes to compete for global talent

Pastoral pragmatism reigns as Dunedin’s returning students let their hair down for infamous ‘Flo-Week’

Major survey finds overall satisfaction levels rising despite pressures but concerns around financial difficulties, research culture and feedback remain

No need to study Down Under because you can do the same courses at home, would-be students told

Debates around graduate debt have exploded in recent weeks amid concern about balances that continue to inflate even as graduates seek to pay them down. Has the system become a ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ that politicians will rush to slay? Juliette Rowsell reports

UCL settlement opens door to more ‘risk-averse’ institutions having to pay up over disrupted pandemic-era teaching, say lawyers

Researcher finds no preference for sending sons over daughters to Western universities, but argues gender still shapes decisions in more subtle ways

Findings outline need for systemic whole-of-sector reforms, commissioner says

Pre-action letters sent to 36 more universities over lost teaching during pandemic as long-running ‘test case’ resolved

New book released as UCL celebrates 200th anniversary recounts changing student culture over past two centuries, questioning idea of a ‘golden age’ of higher education

Government mandates restricting which disciplines universities can offer jeopardises internationally recognised courses, says worst-affected institution

Raft of new policies in wake of terrorist tragedy leaves institutions struggling to balance obligations to well-being and free expression

Increased scrutiny of higher education and disillusionment over graduate benefits mean universities must consider new ways of judging student outcomes, event hears

Rapid growth in number of students studying AI courses reflects its cultural prominence but experts warn content could lack rigour and quickly become outdated