Students

Why are today’s students so preoccupied with protecting themselves from potentially ‘harmful’ ideas, asks Tom Slater

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

The University of Sussex should not have suspended four students after a protest and should pay compensation, the sector’s complaints body has found

The National Union of Students has accused universities of being ‘prepared to ignore’ incidents of sexual assault and harassment on campus

Christopher Bigsby on those who take a creative approach to academic rigour

Students’ union objects to change that will make thousands ineligible for extra weeks of support via ‘long courses loans’

Email reveals that a third of accommodation payments is spent on capital and borrowing expenditure

The counter-terrorism bill will co-opt academics into the ‘securocrat’ and chill debate on campus - it must be fought, says Martin Hall

Felipe Fernández-Armesto on the habit of naming everything, from university libraries to landings, after people

Move follows survey highlighting gulf between social classes on guidance

Universities need to do more to “bring to life” their student charters, which set out what students can expect of their higher education experience

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.

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”

The number of UK students who have applied early to university has fallen by 3 per cent, new interim figures show

A group of University of Birmingham students occupied one of its main buildings, calling for free education and the right to protest

The average US student’s experience varies widely between universities, even when the institutions are similarly selective and of a comparable size.

Discoveries made off-campus are as valuable as lectures, says Christopher Bigsby

Students have been marching in London calling for ‘free education’, in an attempt to push fees back on to the news and political agenda

Universities minister announces plan to send 5,000 students a year to the subcontinent during his visit to Delhi

Universities have been urged to use 10 key tactics to boost enrolment in medicine by students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Jon Marcus examines the decline of all-female institutions in the West and their rising popularity in the developing world

Manchester students criticise ‘flagship’ programme’s lack of alternative perspectives

Matthew Reisz talks to academics about their experiences of teaching older learners, while Holly Else analyses the decline in the number of mature students

The National Union of Students has pulled its backing from this month’s “free education” demonstration

Shahidha Bari on the flawed, yet fascinating, admissions process

Use of American system involving first-year marks may have ‘depressive effect’ on student grades

Students will join prisoners in what the institution says is a European first

New edition of Collins English Dictionary contains raft of new terms

Battle of Ideas debate asks if policies of “no-platforming” make campuses ‘homogeneous zones of head-nodding’

We urgently need to confront grade inflation, poor-value degrees, unequal access and lack of contact time, writes Jamie Martin

Why keep on assessing how students feel? asks Joanna Williams

University College London has apologised after its email system was hacked, leaving students with thousands of spam emails in their inboxes.

The head of the University of Oxford has said he is “baffled” by the UK’s “hostile” student visa system, and called for a shift to evidence-based policymaking

University of West London conference on the work of Roger Brown hears of the drawbacks of higher education marketisation

Funding burden will shift from Länder to federal government in €825m overhaul. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports

In today’s brave new world of university learning, students aren’t allowed to be shy, says Bruce Macfarlane

Education systems in England are reinforcing divergence in wealth – we must guard against it

Report shows 9 per cent rise in money going on non-residential facilities

By Jake New, for Inside Higher Ed

Universities have a duty to help procrastinators improve study habits, say researchers

‘Bit of fun’ rankings grows out of practice tests on website for jobseekers

In the 2015 election, says NUS president Toni Pearce, students will be seeking a fairer future, not revenge for fees hikes

A rough sleeper turned Exeter philosophy undergraduate credits the help of Northern College’s access course

Six universities have scored full marks in an assessment of how gay friendly the UK’s higher education institutions are.

The National Union of Students has voted to hold a national demonstration in support of “free education”.

More than a third of female students have been groped or touched inappropriately while at university, according to a new survey.

Sanaz Raji given funding for judicial review in lengthy dispute with University of Leeds, but deportation may thwart her bid

Property shortage has made accommodation unaffordable for many

Positive early experiences for new undergraduates help to reduce dropout rates

Christopher Bigsby reflects on being a Fresher and the transition from the classroom to campus

The economist urges the UK to study a shift to subjects that lead to highly paid jobs

Jason Haye says his 2.2 degree would have been higher but for institution’s environment, citing artist Maggi Hambling’s ‘slave’ comments

Tuition fees are rising for overseas students. If the cap on undergraduate fees is lifted, will they follow suit?

Scams, defaults, over-optimistic revenue projections: the UK must look to US lessons on student finance, writes Nick Hillman

Cost of living in student accommodation in capital revealed

University clearing is marginally less busy than last year thanks to record numbers of confirmed acceptances, initial reports suggest.

The number of students starting university or college is likely to top 500,000 for the first time.

Glyndwr University offers £200 to entice new students with US-style marketing technique

University chiefs forecast a lower level of activity despite 30,000 extra student places

Graduates in non-graduate occupations - ‘gringos’ - are not hunting for roles that use their higher education skills, say academics