Students

Experts fear approach could give government an incentive to cut aid and could lock graduates in to big repayments

Told by judge to spare defrauded students, secretary toughens loan policy

The school system’s focus on relative over absolute standards makes it difficult to judge applicants’ potential, says Conor King

Chinese students flock to universities in the West, but they often struggle to adjust to a very different academic, cultural and social environment, and leave disappointed. Here, three experts set out what institutions can do to give Chinese students better value for the high fees they typically pay

The UK’s support system for disabled students puts the focus on institutional capacity rather than student need, says Stephen Campbell 

Drip feed of funds from the supposed fix to voluntary student unionism leaves guilds in perilous state, warn union leaders 

Senate passing of bill on funding for minority colleges adds requirement on sharing tax data

King’s College London survey finds ‘significant agreement’ between students and the public ‘on the value of freedom of expression’

UK students are concerned about rumours of universities facing data security issues, says survey

Asking BAME students to spend significant amounts of time helping universities decolonise the curriculum is far from the ideal solution, says Daniel Akinbosede

Australian study finds no difference between housing arranged overseas and lodgings organised locally

Draft bill ‘clarified’ to prevent inadvertent targeting of family and friends

Study finds that students who are more likely to perceive stigma around mental health issues have greater odds of exhibiting suicidal behaviour 

Dan Tehan tells THE that he ‘fully supported’ institutions going beyond sector-wide code

Students could have significant impact on individual seats, THE modelling suggests, but jury is out on whether this might change overall result

Prominence of gratis services causes ‘uneasiness’ among researchers, as Australia eyes law against contract cheating

The Labour Party in the UK, like the Democrats in the US, hopes to be elected on a policy of abolishing student fees. Roger Smyth draws on the experience of New Zealand to challenge the rationale for such a strategy

Some students have been murdered while others are living on the streets, says Lynn Dobbs

Judges find provincial government improperly violated universities’ autonomy

International student recruitment in sub-Saharan Africa is a long game prone to political disruption, says Anna Esaki-Smith

Even on elite US campuses, students seen favouring political goals over free enquiry

International students and staff should be expected to speak the national language of the host institution, says study

Eastern and Western students are silent in different ways, academics say

Leicester’s first BAME leader says students won’t feel they belong unless all staff reflect their backgrounds

Survey released as new data show the majority of US universities have seen a decline in new international students this year

£9,000 fees permitted per-student funding to rise even at the height of austerity, argues former minister David Willetts

Universities are inherently political spaces, but the current explosion in violent protest must come to an end, says Brian Wong

Exchange students from around the world advised to leave as violence intensifies

Hepi study calls for debate on the purpose and value of the UK’s costly system of residential universities

The ongoing wave of student protests is testing the diplomacy skills of the territory’s vice-chancellors to the limits. But is it possible to keep the peace on campus and maintain good relations with the Hong Kong and Chinese governments while maintaining unrestricted freedom of speech, asks Joyce Lau

Police use tear gas on campus for first time since protests began

A quarter of universities doing only bare minimum to help registration as general election looms, survey suggests

The Australian National University’s rejection of massification will reap rich rewards for its students, says Brian Schmidt

Schools in Vietnam need to recruit careers advisers – but their advice should be aimed primarily at parents, says Matthew Edward

International students have long been central to American research, innovation and knowledge exchange. Yet today a combination of changing legislation, regulation and attitudes is excluding many and creating a hostile environment for many more, while increasing the administrative burden on universities. Here, three experts consider the costs

Researcher says experiment demonstrates that students mistake benefits of technology for increase in ‘internal ability’ to solve problems 

Less than half of undergraduates now spend 11 or more hours a week in classes, according to Advance HE study

Too many institutions, however, don’t properly serve them, advocates warn

US governing board bends as pressure builds after California showdown

Constant checks on their presence and bureaucratic curbs on their movement leave international students feeling like security threats, says Alexander Mack

If a Canadian programme’s success rates are replicated in the US, it must be adopted, says John Banzhaf

Part-time learners in the UK much less likely to get a first or 2:1

A single test per state could help tackle India’s costly and complex admissions system, says Sanjay Mishra

The Equality and Human Rights commission’s latest report is just the latest to reinforce what we already know about the extent of racism in UK HE, says Ilyas Nagdee 

Tensions between Hong Kong and mainland China students play out at universities

Criticism grows as the government is accused of causing ‘unforgiveable havoc’ amid protests  

Statistical limitations of results likely to be exacerbated by widening of questionnaire beyond final-year undergraduates, warns researcher

OfS plan comes as v-c warns government focus on graduate earnings value will ‘downgrade’ excellent universities beyond London

A post-qualification admissions system will pose logistical challenges, but they must be overcome, says Michelle Morgan

Increasing numbers of students are seeking counselling, suffering from depression and even feeling suicidal. Jason Murugesu urges universities to put much stronger systems in place to provide essential backup for teaching staff

Experts sceptical of free-college methods, but welcome party-wide commitment for 2020 poll

Australian research highlights contrasting motivations of students and their parents, and the need to appeal to both groups

The volatility of current affairs means that the old certainties about how to identify receptive markets are gone, says Anna Esaki-Smith

Despite administrator concern, law enacted as matter of gender and financial fairness

Paula Sussex prioritises improving communication and technology

Hepi poll finds students show little preference for £7,500 fee above £9,250 status quo, casting doubt on electoral benefit of plan

UUK report says progress in implementing new guidance on handling complaints has been more mixed

Number of undergraduates disclosing mental health condition has more than doubled in four years, Advance HE data show

Universities should offer a safety net for recent graduates forced into menial work by financial circumstances, says Roy Celaire

Trump administration defied court order to protect former for-profit students