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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

Growing influence of Democrat-leaning students attracts attention of Republican lawmakers

Universities UK calls on government to improve post-study work offer to compete with regimes in US, Canada and Australia

Data from 55 institutions suggest efforts to improve retention have had little effect

University of Hertfordshire is stepping up efforts to include live-at-home students more fully in extracurricular activities

Hepi paper highlights that ¡®progressive¡¯ reforms mean poorer students will have larger debts and less cash in hand than before

First-year students from China¡¯s special administrative regions will be required to participate in military training programme for first time

World-first scheme also covers schools and colleges

Soul-searching is required by institutions if they want to survive the alarming decline in student numbers that will leave many classrooms empty, says Jayden Kim

Sexual harassment of female lecturers by their students is one of the less discussed aspects of the interplay between gender and power in academia. Kate Cantrell tells her story

Experts look at the international picture for young people trying to move from care into universities

National Student Financial Aid Scheme chair stepped down citing ¡°extreme strain¡± put on payments system

¡®Dominant discourse of the censor¡¯ must not trump free expression on campus, UWA head says

The event will host the launch of the 2019 US College Rankings in partnership with the Wall Street Journal

Dahl before Dostoevsky? Harry Potter before Proust? It¡¯s time to acknowledge the texts that really constitute the modern literary canon, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto 

New furore over a steep rise in unconditional offers and concerns over student mental health underlines why reform of the UK¡¯s unique admissions system is long overdue, says Julie Kelly

Discussions with students about how marijuana can affect studies and health and talks about its place on campus are needed before the drug becomes legal in Canada, say Alexandra Burnett, Rodney A. Clifton and Gabor Csepregi

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

Latest figures from annual Complete University Guide survey reveal another big uplift in master¡¯s fees for UK and European Union students

Perilous drops in student recruitment at UK universities during A-level clearing raise the likelihood of institutional failures, a prospect that remains as politically unpalatable as ever, says Nick Hillman

Extra pressure created by the need to take on part-time jobs after study grants were axed, medics warn

German students ¨C and academics ¨C still go along with controversial mainstream theories in order to get ahead, researcher argues

¡®Swivel-eyed¡¯ Brexiteers must acknowledge that leaving with no deal in March would be disastrous for UK higher education, says Hywel Williams

While students protest, repayment arrangements will still be kinder than elsewhere

New president of German Rectors¡¯ Conference thinks it is crucial that all students know the European canon

Survey unearths secret to student survival: don¡¯t spend