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Adam Habib fears ¡®race to the middle¡¯ if national fee-setting regime introduced

UK Engagement Survey indicates less affluent students do more independent study despite greater demands on their time

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

Students¡¯ union leaders and university staff visit former Nazi concentration camp to help stamp out discrimination on UK campuses

Office for Students says it will require some institutions to revise their contingency plans for closure

Round-the-clock demands from students can take a toll on lecturers. With a É«ºÐÖ±²¥ survey highlighting rising expectations, Anna McKie asks where the line should be drawn between professional and private life

It¡¯s easy to say academics should be kinder and more giving to students, but they already face myriad other demands and must mind professional boundaries

The UK¡¯s Commons Education Committee has surveyed many issues, but its simple-minded approach is largely unhelpful, says Andrew McRae  

Universities told to upgrade student welfare support in wake of alarming figures

The international stars in the Boston Red Sox and the city¡¯s stellar universities highlight why Trump¡¯s xenophobic rhetoric is so out of step with a ¡®winning¡¯ part of America, writes Jack Grove from Boston

Increased stresses and decreased stigma leading to surge in rates of students under treatment

Many students who do not complete their course at the first attempt often return to their studies, say experts

Academics should not be afraid to challenge the wisdom of requiring institutions to make financial amends for their past links to slavery, says Robert Dingwall

Students ordered to leave Kwame Nkrumah University following reports of ¡®rioting¡¯

While widening access is high on universities¡¯ agendas at undergraduate level, class barriers still prevail in the academy. Here, five working-class scholars describe their experiences of ¡®otherness¡¯

Nearly 15 per cent of American undergraduates diagnosed with anxiety, and 12.2 per cent have depression, major study finds

Women and Equalities Committee call for UK to follow US Title IX example, accusing government, regulators and institutions of ¡®passing the buck¡¯

Office for Students starts work on master¡¯s version of National Student Survey

A few institutions in the western part of the country are embarking on a social-educational experiment

Justifications of suicide may risk promoting it, but censoring one side of an ancient argument would shortchange students, says David Baumeister

Thanks to a big boost in aid from colleges, students paid slightly less on average this year, but the reduced fees could take a toll on quality, expert warns

Students say they have been dismissed from courses and turned over to police following a wave of mass demonstrations

Office for Students initiative to focus on transitions, early intervention and cross-agency working

A landmark analysis of several government data sets will help policymakers make more effective interventions, says Roger Smyth

Class inspired by Yale programme aims to equip students with techniques to live more fulfilling lives

Scandal-hit organisation makes payments to hundreds of students and graduates affected by its errors

Fear and shame deter foreigners from reporting attacks, University of Canberra study finds

Restricting access to university property is a sorry symptom of commercialisation that is making students poorer, laments Les Back

If academics object to students¡¯ intended destinations, they have a right not to write, says David Palumbo-Liu

The US car industry shows why higher education deregulation is ultimately disastrous for product quality and consumer safety, says Jeff Frank

Durham University has cleverly positioned itself as the ¡®Harry Potter university¡¯ to attract Chinese students, says Madeleine Ferrar

Research reveals how the new Longitudinal Education Outcomes data on graduate earnings give a misleading view of graduate earnings and value for money, says Gordon McKenzie

Top US universities with low numbers of ethnic minority students are most likely to use questionable practices that overplay diversity, study claims

Western universities must do much more to meet high-fee-paying Chinese students¡¯ expectations, say Lena Langosch and Wilfred Dolfsma

For most young Australians, a bachelor¡¯s degree remains a wise investment, says Andrew Norton

Claims that the UK¡¯s counterterrorism strategy targets Muslims and harms free speech are ¡®nonsense¡¯, says Prevent coordinator Chris Sybenga

Ellie Bothwell analyses how religious institutions shape up compared with secular institutions and how they are adapting to modern mores

Countries around the world are increasingly seeing the benefits of a compromise between free fees and income-contingent loans, say Alex Usher and Robert Burroughs

Training staff and students in ¡®mental health first aid¡¯ can help ameliorate the growing crisis, say Clemente Diaz and Douglas Medina

Courses in Dutch language and literature are now more popular in Poland than in the Netherlands, figures suggest

Naledi Pandor wants ¡®urgent¡¯ meeting of Universities South Africa to address recent violence at two universities

Critics question why iQ, with UK property worth ?2.2 billion, is registered offshore in favourable tax regime

Students spending far less time working for their degrees in US states that have legalised medicinal cannabis, US research finds

Student protests at Mexico¡¯s largest institution turn violent after ¡®shock groups¡¯ sent by rogue authorities

As students increasingly turn to essay mills to do their work, Anna McKie explores what drives this global trend and how universities are fighting it

Serving prisoners on day release will be able to participate in initiative

The ease with which essays can be bought and the difficulty of grading them fairly means they should no longer be used for assessment, says Phil Race

Many student exchanges are still driven by professor-to-professor links but they don¡¯t undergo robust evaluation, says expert who has created new success measuring tool 

Nick Hillman explains why the much-anticipated UK review of overseas student policy gets it so wrong

New network will help to develop England¡¯s University Mental Health Charter

Government accused of making universities ¡®a safer place to commit assault¡¯, but others say changes will offer better support for victims

Results from the European Student Survey suggest the UK, Austria and Ireland are also strong on providing students with chances to thrive outside class

Jonathan Haidt tells Matthew Reisz how a moral culture of ¡®safetyism¡¯ took root in today¡¯s students, who view the use of any word that can cause offence as an act of violence

Universities UK responds to growing public concern about number of undergraduates taking their own lives

Matthew Reisz learns about the social and intellectual trends that are influencing a new campus culture

Major study finds that many Muslim students are self-censoring and disengaging from UK campus life

Education can and should be central to good living. That insight is key to tackling the student mental health crisis, says Beth Guilding

A failure to treat staff fairly and consistently impedes academic standards and hurts students, says Sheikh Nahid Neazy

Government pledges money after report found problem had been ¡®largely ignored¡¯

US lawmakers voting to expand mandatory student loan counselling, despite little expectation of any meaningful dent in ballooning debt levels