Making the most of your university experience
An international student in Canada shares her tips on balancing academic, social and career aspirations at university
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The international experience at the London School of Economics
A Canadian at the London School of Economics shares his experience as an international student and one of the world's most international universities.
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10 thoughts academics have about their students: THE University Workplace Survey 2016
What do your lecturers really think of you? The Times Higher Education University Workplace Survey 2016 reveals surprising and unsurprising comments academics have made about their students.
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Six tips to choose the right programme at the right school
A campus tour guide at a Canadian university offers six important tips to help make the right university decision.
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How not to write a personal statement
Teachers don’t necessarily give the best advice when it comes to university applications. Here are four tips you might want to ignore
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The soaring cost of student living
The cost of living away from home in a big city to attend university is getting out of hand. Students from around the world share their stories.
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Why I choose to commute to university in Germany
Why would a student forgo the university experience to live at home with his parents? A student in Frankfurt explains why this is the most realistic option in one of Germany’s most expensive cities
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The top universities in the Arab world
Fifteen universities in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Morocco, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Oman and Qatar have made into our snapshot of the best universities in the Arab World.
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The unique charm of a tiny French university for a British student
Priced out of postgraduate study in the UK, a British student at ENS de Lyon reflects on the unfamiliar experience of attending a tiny university
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The world’s best small universities 2016
Browse the full list of the world's best small universities in 2016-2017 and read student accounts of what it's like studying at each institution
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Personal development at IIT Guwahati, India
An undergraduate student at IIT Guwahati, one of the world’s best small universities 2016-17, explains how the university furthers personal development in all areas of students’ lives
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Tokyo’s tiny medical school defied my expectations
A fifth-year medical student says the reality at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, one of the world's best small universities 2018, is very different from what she expected.
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The positives and negatives of studying at a small university in Paris, France
Two students at École Normale Supérieure, ranked number two in the world’s Best Small Universities 2016, reflect on their experience studying in the centre of Paris
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The appeal of a ‘village atmosphere’ on campus
International students at the third best small university in the world, École Polytechnique in Paris, explain how the community environment benefits them
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The adequately sized university?
A student at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences explains on why his campus is the perfect size, as the world's best small universities 2016 are announced.