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FoI request by BBC suggests 10 per cent spike in complaints to universities

NUS/OCR poll finds widespread disquiet over Michael Gove’s proposals

Alan Ryan on a recent US wave of student protests over high-profile guests

Variable laws and calls for better protection of students have colleges negotiating a minefield of legal and PR issues

Why are undergraduates still kept at arm’s length from the world of research? asks Stuart Hampton-Reeves

The capital’s lure is irresistible, but with its unique attractions come unique challenges

Oxford students are set to stay affiliated to the National Union of Students after vote-rigging allegations over the referendum that broke the link.

The Student Loans Company has been criticised after sending medical details and even a psychological assessment of applicants to the wrong people

The National Union of Students and the Home Office have launched a scheme tackling student binge drinking, including initiations and pub crawls

There has been widespread dismay from artists, students and politicians after the listed Mackintosh building of the Glasgow School of Art caught fire

The University of Oxford has become the latest higher education institution to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students.

Emily Howard had an English degree and great expectations. Now jobless, she wonders if prospective students are given the whole truth

Poll reveals a cut in fees and more hours of teaching top student wishlist

Students’ hours of study can vary by up to 25 hours a week depending on their course, a survey of undergraduates has found.

The chief executive of the National Union of Students has left the organisation after less than a year in charge

Claims and counterclaims fly over group that monitors extremist speakers

Consumer legislation will provide tools to ‘whack’ universities, Westminster Higher Education Forum hears

Universities are working hard and succeeding in their aim to improve life for their students, as ̽����Ƶ’s Student Experience Survey results show

Can students teach their lecturers a thing or two? Austin Fitzhenry thinks so

Universities’ zeal for student feedback centres on NSS surveys and best-practice audits; those expressing critical views are increasingly unwelcome

University set to close seaside town’s ‘unsustainable’ degree programmes

Damaging policies helps explain country’s standing among devolved nations

Call for institutions to measure social mobility impact via graduates’ careers

David Kemp and Andrew Norton call for state cash for all institutions and pre-bachelor’s courses

Government austerity and the consequent falls in public sector employment are driving a decline in part-time study, a report released today concludes.

By Carl Straumsheim, for

Pro vice-chancellor John Grattan recalls his hastily constructed plan of action in the face of the January storms

More men must be encouraged into female-dominated areas such as nursing and teaching, says Ucas chief

Students’ use of plagiarism software is educational, firm and some scholars say

The economics curriculum at the University of Manchester is too narrow and is stifling innovation, according to a student action group

Hefce analysis shows degree study not so badly affected

Megan Dunn, the vice-president for higher education, wants an end to ‘middle-class playground’ of higher degrees

US institutions, students and athletes must strike the right arrangements to stay afloat, says Alan Ryan

Use of English and French in Middle Eastern universities creates a divisive elite, argues Inam Bioud

The academy’s greatest gift is in cultivating a critical citizenry who cannot be treated as fools, argues the former Archbishop of Canterbury

As students’ associations change and rely more on grants from universities, is their independence at risk?

Students’ revelation of university’s clandestine activities worked in its favour long-term

Toni Pearce has been re-elected as the president of the National Union of Students in a landslide victory

David Willetts is “arrogant and out of touch” in seeking “unfair” cuts to disabled students’ funding, according to the National Union of Students.

By Scott Jaschik, for

Nearly 60 per cent of black and minority ethnic higher education staff and students questioned for a survey feel they have been discriminated against

Bristol v-c admits he did not know who was in charge of policy at his institution when he led UUK review

Efforts to help identify and support students vary widely among institutions

Former Palatinate editors claim they feared expulsion after intervention by Chris Higgins

Overwhelmed university applicants filter out information to cope, research finds

Draft Good Practice Framework proposes adoption of early dispute resolution approach

UCU letter calls celebration of ‘laddish’ behaviour ‘disturbing’

The UK has the lowest higher education drop-out rate in Europe, a new study shows.

If Labour does adopt a graduate tax policy it will be making a grave mistake, says Emran Mian

Sanaz Raji criticises eight-month wait for decision from the Office of the Independent Adjudicator

How do you prepare students for the impossible? asks Kevin Fong

Letters asks UCU and Ucea to resolve differences

Universities should provide advice to prospective students, recommends BIS report

Open letter includes cleaning cloths with guide on removing any further ‘unwanted chalk marks’

Student’s father also receives apology after number of failings identified

Lawyer criticises university for drawn-out process that has led to ‘mere reprimand’

How has debt from higher fees changed students?

By Scott Jaschik, for

The University of Sussex has held further disciplinary hearings in the case of students who took part in protests on campus in 2013.

Tough-minded women are likely to do better in their university studies than men with similar characteristics of “resilience”, a study says.