Cheating is rife in Russia, finds student survey Tolerance of dishonesty high in system where one in seven cheats in exams By Jack Grove 26 March
Drop-out rate remains at record low New Hesa stats also show proportion of new undergraduates from state school at almost 90% By Chris Parr 25 March
Students need better pastoral care, say private schools Headteachers from some of the UK’s top private schools have called on universities to improve pastoral and academic support for first-year students By Jack Grove 24 March
Students occupy art school over cuts plan Students have occupied a London art school in protest over cuts to foundation courses. By Jack Grove 23 March
US universities should follow UK in promoting students’ ‘soft skills’ Universities must understand what employers want from graduates, argues Kevin Kruger 16 March
Firm got millions in student support money despite ‘conflict of interest’ A learning support company received millions of pounds of public money despite undertaking student disability assessments itself, a new report says. By Jack Grove 13 March
Universities warned over breaching consumer law Competition and Markets Authority advice addresses terms and conditions for students By John Morgan 12 March
Oxford students’ demand for counselling shoots up FoI request shows large rise, which university puts down to more awareness By Jack Grove 12 March
Is academic judgement now open to legal challenge? A claim of academic immunity is not the trump card it was, say David Lawson and Leon Glenister 12 March
Is employability data being manipulated? The Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey is being abused, according to one former university employee 12 March
Les Ebdon pulls out of event attended by ‘loan-day lender’ England’s university access tsar boycotted a conference on student welfare after a controversial lending firm was also invited to speak By Jack Grove 7 March
DSA cuts plans face High Court scrutiny Controversial cuts to Disabled Students’ Allowance are to be subject to a legal challenge By Jack Grove 3 March
Liam Byrne: Why fees should be £6K As Ed Miliband announces Labour’s policy on university tuition fees, the shadow universities minister sets out his party’s plans for higher education By Liam Byrne 27 February
Anthropology’s A level does not deserve the axe The AQA decision to end a promising trial of the subject does a disservice to students, the discipline and the UK, says Joy Hendry 26 February
Offa: removing cap removes excuses on lack of poor students Regulator wants elite universities to set ‘challenging targets’ on admissions as student number controls end in autumn By Jack Grove 26 February
When disaster strikes on campus… How do universities cope in the aftermath of fires, earthquakes and killing sprees? By Chris Parr 26 February
Durham University students to protest against accommodation fees Durham students are calling for a freeze on accommodation costs after being hit with a 20 per cent hike over the past three years By Holly Else 21 February
Diversity driving demand for university mental health services Steve West says wider cohort needs more support as UUK launches new guidelines for institutions on supporting students By Holly Else 19 February
Bullying of LGBT students leading to dropouts European study sounds the alarm over how mistreatment can harm retention By Matthew Reisz 19 February
No shades of grey in teaching relationships Academics should be banned from damaging sexual liaisons with students, postgraduates in particular, argues Luke Brunning By Luke Brunning 19 February
Mental Health Day helps students share experiences More than 50 higher education institutions are taking part in University Mental Health Day today. By Holly Else 18 February
Hutton: cut fees to £3K for poorest Students from poor families should pay tuition fees of only £3,000 a year, according to the chair of the Independent Commission on Fees By Jack Grove 17 February
Trebling of fees had 'no major impact' on student mental health A study has found no evidence that higher tuition fees affect student mental health in the long term By Holly Else 16 February
New student mental health guidance for universities launched Official guidance for universities on how to support students with mental health problems has been updated By Holly Else 13 February
SLC pays out £200m too much in grants FoI request finds that £132m is still outstanding despite a fall in total overpayments 12 February
Danny Dorling: six trends in university admissions What has been the impact of £9k fees and what is in store when the cap on student numbers is lifted? 12 February
Student housing shortages: battle to end close quarter struggles With the recruitment cap lifting, accommodation is a hot issue 12 February
Durham responds after third student river death A night-time safety campaign has been launched by Durham University after three students died in the River Wear in the space of 14 months By Chris Havergal 7 February
Students facing ‘unlawful’ small print at almost 30 universities Many universities are using “unlawful” terms allowing them to make “unfair” changes to courses midway through a degree, a consumer watchdog has said By Jack Grove 5 February
The lines on free speech are becoming blurred Compilers of a league table say fear of offending students has gone too far By Chris Havergal 5 February
Today’s undergraduates: born into a second life A rift will always separate digital natives from others, Shahidha Bari believes 29 January
Freedom of speech trumps safety on campus Why are today’s students so preoccupied with protecting themselves from potentially ‘harmful’ ideas, asks Tom Slater 29 January
Sussex told to compensate student protesters over suspensions The University of Sussex should not have suspended four students after a protest and should pay compensation, the sector’s complaints body has found By John Morgan 21 January
Universities ‘ignoring’ sexual harassment issue, says NUS The National Union of Students has accused universities of being ‘prepared to ignore’ incidents of sexual assault and harassment on campus By Joe Sandler Clarke 14 January
Some cheats are enterprising, if not moral Christopher Bigsby on those who take a creative approach to academic rigour 8 January
Term date shift cuts UEL students' access to loans Students’ union objects to change that will make thousands ineligible for extra weeks of support via ‘long courses loans’ By Chris Havergal 8 January
Durham University rent covers bed, board and investment costs Email reveals that a third of accommodation payments is spent on capital and borrowing expenditure By Holly Else 8 January
Universities must not become part of the security apparatus The counter-terrorism bill will co-opt academics into the ‘securocrat’ and chill debate on campus - it must be fought, says Martin Hall 8 January
The campus name game Felipe Fernández-Armesto on the habit of naming everything, from university libraries to landings, after people 18 December
UCU calls for better advice on university for young people Move follows survey highlighting gulf between social classes on guidance By Times Higher Education Staff 8 December
Student charters should be ‘brought to life’, says report Universities need to do more to “bring to life” their student charters, which set out what students can expect of their higher education experience By Chris Parr 6 December
Police use CS spray to tackle Warwick student protest Police drew a taser and used CS spray at a student protest at the University of Warwick, on a day of demonstrations across higher education. By John Morgan 4 December
Fees and cuts campaign embarks on fresh ‘day of action’ Student activists are taking part in what they describe as “a day of action for free education while the government delivers another round of cuts” By John Morgan 3 December
Early Ucas applications down The number of UK students who have applied early to university has fallen by 3 per cent, new interim figures show By Jack Grove 27 November
Occupation at Birmingham as protesters call for nationwide action A group of University of Birmingham students occupied one of its main buildings, calling for free education and the right to protest By Holly Else 26 November
Student experience ‘varies widely’ in US The average US student’s experience varies widely between universities, even when the institutions are similarly selective and of a comparable size. By Chris Parr 22 November
Counting university contact hours is a waste of time Discoveries made off-campus are as valuable as lectures, says Christopher Bigsby 20 November
Students march for ‘free education’ Students have been marching in London calling for ‘free education’, in an attempt to push fees back on to the news and political agenda By John Morgan 19 November
Clark: Send UK students to India to future-proof relationship Universities minister announces plan to send 5,000 students a year to the subcontinent during his visit to Delhi By Chris Havergal 14 November
'10 ways to help poorer students into medicine' guide launched Universities have been urged to use 10 key tactics to boost enrolment in medicine by students from disadvantaged backgrounds. By Holly Else 13 November
The future of women-only universities Jon Marcus examines the decline of all-female institutions in the West and their rising popularity in the developing world By Jon Marcus 13 November
Economics degree course drops 21% in National Student Survey Manchester students criticise ‘flagship’ programme’s lack of alternative perspectives By Chris Parr 13 November
Mature students: lifelong learning on life support? Matthew Reisz talks to academics about their experiences of teaching older learners, while Holly Else analyses the decline in the number of mature students By Holly Else 6 November
NUS pulls support for ‘free education’ march The National Union of Students has pulled its backing from this month’s “free education” demonstration By John Morgan 4 November
GPA system could lead to lower marks for women in STEM Use of American system involving first-year marks may have ‘depressive effect’ on student grades By Jack Grove 30 October
Perfectly imperfect: university interviews Shahidha Bari on the flawed, yet fascinating, admissions process 30 October
Durham to run criminology classes in prisons Students will join prisoners in what the institution says is a European first By Chris Havergal 29 October
Ten ‘academic’ words that have just made it into the dictionary New edition of Collins English Dictionary contains raft of new terms By Chris Parr 23 October