Students

Prime minister summons sector leaders to Downing Street as campus protests spread, demanding disciplinary action against students found to be inciting hatred

Study establishes minimum income needed for students to have acceptable standard of living is £366 a week, much more than is provided in government support

Encampments cleared by law enforcement as student protests spread across Europe

More than a dozen institutions affected as students join global movement with roots on US campuses

Organisation recognises pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist beliefs may be protected, bringing to an end employment tribunal brought by Shaima Dallali

Ivy League university at centre of nationwide series of student demonstrations will try for smaller events away from campus encampment

Authorities shrug off calls for camps to be dismantled, amid reports of antisemitism but little evidence of violence

While the government plans measures to relieve placement poverty and student debt, observers also expect higher visa fees and financial capacity bar

Former Berkeley chancellor says sanctions on protest ringleaders must be seen to be just, although decisions may now be outside universities’ control

While indexation change was widely anticipated, backdating of the measure was not

President says ‘order must prevail’ after police clear UCLA encampment

Apparent turnaround in nation’s finances has done little to alleviate financial pressure on students, according to new poll

Tough decade-old experience with police violence taught California universities the value of restraint, though divisive politics may already be straining its ability to keep its ideals

Student leaders protesting their university’s failure to accredit their degrees find themselves in Papua New Guinea jail, after ‘opportunist’ torches vehicles

Violence also flares at University of California, Los Angeles as pro-Palestinian demonstrations reach climax

After forcing delays in 2024-25 admissions cycle, administration promises simplified aid process will help more students, but current educational and political costs loom as substantial

Suspension threats lead to classroom seizure after Ivy League university offers to discuss but not immediately implement Israel divestment

Just as universities enter election-year battle over their worth, cries of antisemitism – sincere or otherwise – play into their historic partisan vulnerabilities

The head of Hong Kong Baptist University shares his solution to the rapidly changing jobs market

Students carry the can for rental spikes and record low vacancies while alternative causes are overlooked, says accommodation lobby

Action to coincide with open day comes after widespread unrest on US campuses

After top politicians visit Columbia University to demand harsh crackdown on student speech, police at multiple campuses move to shut down encampments

Study concludes that learning how to pronounce students’ names properly should be included in diversity and inclusion policies at universities ‘because it goes to the heart of people’s identities’

As overhaul presses staff and students to broaden horizons, president discusses handling faculty pushback, maintaining a vital Samsung partnership and dealing with disgruntled alumni

Student loans among the ‘areas where we need to do much better with the younger generation’, prime minister concedes

University’s president in tough situation, with lawmakers escalating tensions, students angered by quick use of police force, and encampments elsewhere drawing similar responses

After more than 100 arrests at demonstration supporting Palestinians, students revive mass occupation, putting their president under new fire from briefly supportive Republicans

Ivy League institution follows congressional spotlight with student arrests and suspensions

Overseas students’ rebounding satisfaction rates coincide with Australian policy moves to keep them out

Simplistic analyses belie the complex evolution of students, instruction, reading practices, college regulations and communications media, says Harvey Graff

Undergraduates at Nigeria’s Covenant University enjoy their classes on how to have a happy marriage, says leader

Young voters ‘desperate for politicians to offer them more’, feeling that MPs don’t value their views

Students see benefits to paid work beyond the money, but they would welcome help in advocating for better pay and conditions, say six academics

Currency devaluation makes it harder for families to afford higher education, and for institutions to pay their staff

Agents had not kept their clients in the loop despite pocketing thousands of dollars in fees, survey finds

University managers must be committed to cultivating a compassionate culture and building trust in the workplace, says Andrew Woon

Students concerned that High Court decision to overturn a ban on political groups at university could lead to more unrest

Steepest recorded decline in college graduation numbers joins sliding enrolment and unprecedented campus closures among major nationwide warning signs

Education minister apologises after investigation finds students from migrant backgrounds were disproportionately selected for home visits

Preliminary results showed students who used VR headsets reported greater improvements in how calm they felt compared with those who accessed interventions via smartphones

US central bank finds Biden’s promises on debt are potentially turning borrowers away from loans with more favourable repayment plans

After 2020 campaign promise, and Supreme Court rejection, president still sees winning hand in college debt relief

First-years in Utrecht targeted by ‘bangalijst’ have been pursuing legal action against members of student group responsible for document

Universities must gear themselves up to deal with an activity that has ‘evolutionary roots’, academic integrity expert argues

Higher education might not be doorstep issue for voters but the importance of universities in tackling the world’s biggest problems has never been higher, argue Amanda Broderick and Patrizio Bianchi

Scamsters enlisted dozens of Indonesian universities to embellish the educational benefits of a German holiday jobs programme, police say

Inflated marks, overworked staff and politically compromised courses are the price of exploiting offshore UK-registered students, says Michael Day

Left-wing victory at India's JNU subject of Bollywood film

Delays and baffling rejections are leaving their mark, analyst warns

Pivotal Australian report risks enshrining curse of ‘low expectations’, critics warn

‘Low-risk’ institutions now in the minority as universities carry the can for non-fraudulent visa refusals

In a nation that struggles to get minority students into medicine, Ontario university eyes progress in broader admissions process

Women who complete their PhDs in workplaces with high harassment rates less likely to remain in research, Danish study finds

Both sides claim a win, with Pavlou lauding ‘legacy’ and university saying legal fees have been put to better use

Cost of not reimbursing mandatory placements could be higher, advocates warn

Mounting evidence of success leads to nationwide explosion of system that lets students take regular courses while filling gaps in their learning

Sutton Trust recommends reintroduction of maintenance grants, lifting of parental income threshold, and more progressive loan repayment system

In long-running battle, nation’s top court allows West Texas A&M University to block LGBTQ student performance while lower courts decide its ultimate legality

Australian visa refusals strain credibility, as data suggest foreign students are shielding the country from recession

The redundancies and course closures proposed at many struggling UK universities follow a decades-long drift away from the idea of higher education institutions as charities whose non-commercial public benefit needs to be supported by profit-making activity, argues Martin Mills