Students

Just because students' exam results have always been publicly released doesn't make it right, says Priscilla Mensah

Director of the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education says 'the tide is against' these specialist institutions

Students without family support should be prioritised in the drive to reduce dropout rates, says Becca Bland

Lack of independent working blamed for difficulties making the leap from undergraduate to doctoral work

Universities UK analysis claims that students from the rest of the European Union ‘spend money and create jobs in all corners of the UK’

Offspring of lone parents are an overlooked group in widening participation, study suggests

The UK has the most institutions in the Times Higher Education 150 Under 50 Rankings 2016

Scholar explores clothing brand’s role in student life

The Californian institution said it will recruit top-performing graduates from the online university

Salary thresholds for non-EU nationals may drive students to rival nations, warns immigration expert

Do changes to degree courses reflect a more pluralistic society or are they driven by a desire for more radical approaches?

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Football team being doused in ‘milky fermented alcohol’ shines light on practice more commonly associated with the US

Liberals’ first budget also includes extra support for students

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Fascination with ‘dark studies’ needs to be countered by studies of the Enlightenment, says Robert Zaretsky

Six per cent of young first degree entrants fail to advance to second year, Hesa data show

Rules introduced by Scotland's ombudsman have forced universities to improve how they handle student complaints, says University of Edinburgh expert

Trend that started in US high schools is increasingly being reported on the country's university campuses, reports Josh Logue for Inside Higher Ed

Prospective students in China are no longer looking only at traditionally elite institutions, says director of British Council in the country

V-c reveals the factors that have added to the rankings surge of this post-92 institution

Millions of pounds of expenditure mean that many UK universities now offer truly world-class sport and fitness facilities

How do universities rated ‘best for industry connections’ improve their students’ employability?

Why do London’s universities cluster towards the bottom of the rankings?

There have been some significant shifts in the way that students approach university with a more ‘professional’ attitude to study emerging

Loughborough University tops the poll, with its emphasis on student participation, says Jack Grove

The outgoing independent adjudicator talks to THE about eight years at the OIA and the future of sector regulation

Rob Behrens warns some international learners cannot express themselves properly, let alone follow a course

Did art schools such as Central Saint Martins ever have a golden age and, if they did, is it irrevocably lost? Anna Coatman writes

Campaigners believe 1994 Zellick guidelines may be at odds with equalities and human rights legislation

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Some institutions are starting to listen to the growing call for better access to menstruation products, reports Jake New for Inside Higher Ed

Ellie Bothwell blogs from the opening of the British Council’s UK-China Education Policy Week in Beijing

President of free online university says universities will be forced to change either their price structure or their offering 

Monthly sessions at Nottingham Trent University aim to prepare asylum seekers for higher education

As the social media platform celebrates its 10th anniversary, Jack Grove examines how it has changed doctoral study

Jeffrey Lehman says American universities have the resources and autonomy to be innovative

Times Higher Education event will explore how to educate Africa’s increasing number of young people

Conference hears that fundamental skills, rather than specific languages, will serve graduates throughout their careers

About half of poorer students would have applied to university differently without a grant, Sodexo research also suggests

Although many students praise aspects of their university experience, the majority are still unhappy about what they get in return for fees

John Hennessy also tells THE of his regret at not launching New York campus

Undergraduates endorsed patently false statements in US experiment

Might mass polls by live audiences actually be a better way to choose the right applicant?

Professor Webley was ‘inspired leader’ and will be ‘sorely missed’, say colleagues of the acclaimed academic

University of Illinois research finds ‘brilliant’ or ‘genius’ more often used to describe male academics

John Cater argues that higher education would be poorer for the loss of student survey data

Completion rates are main worry despite better figures on admissions

Legislation will allow overseas students to include time spent studying in Canada in application

On University Mental Health Day, Nicola Byrom highlights peers’ supportive role

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Nigel Thrift, head of Schwarzman Scholars, a transnational scheme to develop movers and shakers, tells John Gill about China’s international role

Institutions have little evidence that their widening participation activities deliver, but they are working to change that, finds Chris Havergal

UCL rent strike has thrown the spotlight on a growing problem across the UK

Nanyang Technological University president Bertil Andersson says Singapore has been much better at improving universities

But country sees low satisfaction levels for financial support and accommodation costs

State's new campus concealed carry law leads to warnings for academics on handling students who may have guns

Black students’ officer Malia Bouattia among candidates for union presidency

The school was launched by four students who met on an online course at McGill University

Classes suspended at Pretoria and Free State following clashes over language and outsourcing