Europe

UK drops to third in development-adjusted ranking of higher education systems

Concerns aired over student number cap as one expert suggests ‘bailing out students could be best way to bail out universities’

Students in the Netherlands are resisting use of software to stop cheating on exams, citing concerns about consent, intrusion and security of personal data

Although UK higher education faces formidable financial challenges, it has won hearts and minds like never before, says Russell Reader

New mechanisms include bringing forward £2.6 billion of tuition fee payments and introducing student numbers caps for 20-21

Survey results show online switch ‘going better than expected’, says union. But students at universities of applied sciences appear harder hit

Deborah Bowman discusses the need to challenge medical students’ assumptions about patients with ‘underlying health conditions’

New figures in Hepi report show continued rise in counselling service referrals, with warnings of further impact from pandemic crisis

The award-winning author and journalist on the essay that changed her life and why academic research revolves around men

Tributes paid to a researcher whose work proved a ‘game changer’ in our understanding of cellular fats

Financial losses for universities could amount to billions in nations perceived to have failed on tackling coronavirus outbreak

Many universities are setting up ‘consent courses’ to reduce sexual assault and harassment on campus. Helen Lock attends one and considers a variety of views about their value and limitations