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UK’s national student union left out in the cold over antisemitism allegations

Institutions appear unaware of severity of problem due to paucity of survey data and lack of on-campus advisory efforts, UCLA researchers find

Even students who have spent many years in UK secondary schools struggle to make the transition, says Pat Moores

Country’s universities have ‘a lot of catching up to do’ despite two-month reprieve

The vice-chancellor of McGill University reflects on her nine years leading one of Canada’s top universities as she prepares to step down

Study highlights significant under-reporting of anxiety and stress, with male and ethnic minority learners among least likely to seek help

Study finds getting a degree reduces authoritarianism and racial prejudice and increases economic right-wing attitudes

Less than 5 per cent of medical students on indentureship deal have fulfilled obligations to work outside cities

Ombudsman says difficulties finding alternative remedies during pandemic partly to blame for £1.3 million bill

Education Department admits data-diverting code in federal aid website, toughening politics for institutional performance monitoring

The King’s College London president says universities are ‘not in any way toxic places’

Higher education is key to reassessing who we are as a nation and why we’re tolerating such extreme division and deception, says Vincent Rougeau

Other institutions likely to follow in steps of University of Hong Kong if motion passes, say observers

THE survey finds that applicants are using sustainability over other factors to decide where to ultimately enrol

Government must do more to fast-track visas for talent, says top Indian official

Campaigners say English legislation unlikely to result in many prosecutions but will change student outlook on essay mills

In hesitancies on student aid and loan forgiveness, Biden and allies may be missing major opinion shift, authors warn

The president of Seoul National University discusses the existential crisis facing higher education in South Korea

A core principle of the SDGs is to ‘leave no one behind’. Joseph Wong explains how a global alliance based at Toronto is empowering students to lead the charge

Such an approach will help institutions rebuild their covenant with communities, say Robert Griew and Ian Anderson

Commentators warn that history could repeat itself as uncapped work rights linger for at least a semester

Department for Education looking at its relationship with NUS and at body’s charitable status, says Nadhim Zahawi

All 45 Indian public universities to admit students on basis of one exam, prompting concerns over diversity and institutional autonomy

Singaporean students are focused on grades, but their skills and attitudes are just as important for their success, says Thanusha Raj

Doxa editor Armen Aramyan discusses year-long house arrest, narrowing academic freedom and the future of Russia’s independent media

Systems have the data to track students, the leverage to facilitate collaboration and the authority to create transfer policies, says Nancy L Zimpher

While staff hostility towards philanthropically backed humanities courses has not abated, entry and satisfaction scores suggest students take a different view

The president of Harvey Mudd College discusses smashing glass ceilings and how to get more women into STEM subjects 

Graduates facing interest rate ‘rollercoaster ride’ in coming years unless changes are made to the way cap is implemented, Institute for Fiscal Studies says

With emphasis on research commercialisation and limited gains in aid, higher education senses lost opportunity in Liberal-NDP team

Makers of upcoming computer game say the familiarity of campus life provides fertile ground for affectionate parody

Staff scour social media to root out dissidents, with escalation of penalties meant to silence students

Universities minister says government may suspend engagement with National Union of Students in light of recent allegations

Student body president concedes academic value, for most black students, outweighs the problems causing many faculty to leave, but calls for stronger leadership

Government ‘shifts blame’ for visa overstayers to universities, in blow to regional institutions wrestling with declining domestic population

Amid election-year debate on college costs, Biden extends pause on federal loan repayments and wipes away records of past defaults

Iran’s universities have thrived despite the country’s sanctions, which could soon be lifted – but nation still beset by lack of postgraduate opportunities, scholars say

Labyrinthine university administration is causing unnecessary stress for scholars and students but beware red tape cutbacks, says Maree Martinussen

Michelle Donelan ‘disgusted’ by claim student was threatened with expulsion if she spoke out

Researchers warn of ‘impending public health issue’ as excessive demands placed on students to excel

Campuses almost devoid of people nevertheless remained hotbeds of sexual harassment and assault

Ukraine war focuses attention on future of island and role of universities in defence

Berkeley dormitory crisis offers broad warning that higher education won’t meet equity goals if students have no place to live

Huge national survey finds that half of students know little or nothing about formal reporting mechanisms

University leavers jumped 40 per cent in 2021, according to government figures

Potential for ‘mass cancellation of gap years’ in rush for 2022 entry as finance expert warns 2023 starters could face huge hike in costs

Long-standing issues put into sharp focus as expert predicts half of students pursuing medicine abroad fail to become doctors

Mental illness has been depicted as the primary occupational health hazard of UK student life since the 1950s, says Sarah Crook

Global horrors reverberate in far-off campuses, widening the gap between students and their prosperous surrounds

Economic uncertainty may have encouraged students to stay in education despite campus closures, says UK statistics body

Slump in applications to country’s biggest tertiary admissions centre aligns with anecdotal reports that universities are struggling to find students

Data useful ‘if considered in context’, Australian university says, but union insists its publication is ‘dangerous’

Australian study probes the difficulties facing latter-year students – and the ‘balancing act’ required of their lecturers

Identification of 100,000 eligible borrowers cast as first step to fulfill long-promised relief for teachers and others in public and non-profit jobs

Supporters say student engagement could lead to a ‘less radicalised’ student body, but fear more political meddling in institutional decisions

The president of KTH Royal Institute of Technology discusses the fallout of a scientific scandal and immigration rules in Sweden

Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal accused of disrespect towards administrators and monarchy

With data showing better post-secondary pathway, administration wants more job-oriented course offerings

A large new survey gives the lie to the idea that liberal arts colleges are more responsive to students’ needs than universities are, notes Samuel Abrams

‘We are not excusing illegal behaviour, but we are acknowledging that it happens and appears widespread’, says Hepi paper advocating harm reduction approach