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Experts warn that row shows how globally mobile students can be used as pawns in era of ¡®political overreaction¡¯

The high cost and visa complexity associated with Western higher education is driving a mushrooming number of African students east, says Kuyok Abol Kuyok

Religious freedom advocacy groups increasingly turning to legal action against public university anti-discrimination policies

Ad hoc approaches inadequate to deal with a widespread issue, campaigners say

Focusing on the mature student market can offer short-term relief from market pressure, but it is not a sustainable approach, says Nora Ann Colton

The UK's new right-to-study rules are another manifestation of its ¡®hostile environment¡¯ for immigrants, say Katie Bales and Bridget Anderson 

Higher charges, if accompanied by financial aid, do not reduce access for low-income students or significantly change student behaviour, says study

Most universities omitted after the boycott are back in for this year¡¯s NSS, although Cambridge and Oxford still fail to feature

John Ross examines what Jacinda Ardern¡¯s policy might mean for institutions, employers and students

Pay deals in student accommodation bring claims ¡®huge salaries are being funded by public money and student debt¡¯

Pakistani lecturers and students tend to be similar in age, which makes romances inevitable. Universities must do more to raise awareness of the potential fallout of such relationships, say Abur Rehman Cheema and Mehvish Riaz

Government mandate could force universities to address issue more strategically

Australian report responds to concerns about prevalence of sexual violence on campuses

Survey reveals widespread prevalence of sexual harassment and bullying in UK specialist institutions

Years of slogging through English-language crushes Chinese students' love of learning before they even get to an overseas university, says Bob Fonow

Change would be more than cosmetic, consumer finance expert says

Shaking off ¡®impostor syndrome¡¯ and stereotypes seen as essential by ex-prisoners recruited to spearhead programme

Scholars at greater risk of stress-related illness than police, medics and local authority staff, research suggests

Heads of 122 state universities across the country pledge to work with counterterrorist forces

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

Social scientists¡¯ inexplicable failure to conduct research on their own campuses is holding back quality in undergraduate education, says Richard Arum

UK students may be less likely to commit suicide than the general population, but rates are rising. A properly informed and funded response is vital, says Sarah Niblock 

Reformed Paris university raising funds for professorships, labs, bursaries and restoration projects

European Union students enrolling in 2019-20 will pay the same fees as UK students

Last week¡¯s legislative delay has not stopped the government tightening the screws on student debt

Major study may reflect how the most stressful part of higher education in China is actually the entrance exam

Controversial legislation will not be considered before August

Student Minds to lead in developing charter, but student mental health ¡®isn¡¯t just about universities¡¯

Three-quarters of students in the UK now receive ¡®good¡¯ degrees, compared with just half 20 years ago. Is grade inflation an inevitable result of the marketisation of higher education and is the picture the same worldwide? Simon Baker examines the evidence

Appealing to students and their families made electoral sense for the Labour Party, but its promises have saddled it with a lot of low-value spending, says Roger Smyth

Biggest campus protests since 1989 have disrupted legislation that many fear will lead to more state control of universities

¡®Essentially no difference¡¯ for most part between views of students and general public, says YouGov

Australian regulator confirms it is investigating institution

But new government figures do suggest rate in England and Wales is higher now than a decade ago

Law firm claims that universities could be forced to pay out up to ?20 million

Sam Gyimah says institutions must be able to tell parents when students are struggling with mental health issues

Danny Dorling suggests limiting debts to pre-2012 levels

Life prospects for children who have been through the care system are dire, but with better support, higher education could be their salvation, says Patricia Walker 

The push to admit more students from ethnic backgrounds should not be seen as a chore but as a valuable opportunity to update curricula, says Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett

Mamokgethi Phakeng keen to engage with students¡¯ concerns, but also wants to put academics back at the heart of the university

New survey finds barely a quarter of undergraduates have used illegal drugs during their degrees

Slash interest rates and reintroduce maintenance loans, says critical report

The Hepi/Advance HE Student Academic Survey finds undergraduates at gold-rated institutions do not rank teaching staff highly

Widely varying tuition fees and financial aid programmes prevent students from making fully informed decisions, and policymakers from understanding the effects of interventions, say Ross Finnie, Richard Mueller and Arthur Sweetman

Steady decline in undergraduate continuation blamed on unusually open admissions system

Court rulings make clear that higher education institutions¡¯ responsibilities go further than previously thought

Legal action should not be required to convince universities to do more to help expectant mothers graduate without delay, says John Kaag 

Sibongile Mani charged with theft after allegedly spending ?49,000 of mistaken grant

Students unhappy about a 25,000-capacity fan zone next to their institution have held demonstrations and circulated petitions

Hepi survey data spanning six years suggest students do not rate other members of mission group very differently from UK universities overall

For all the criticism it gets, the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank remains a cheap and efficient selection system that plausibly links entry criteria to academic outcomes, says Andrew Norton

Despite country¡¯s reputation for egalitarian access, survey finds affordability is a struggle for some

Hong Kong Baptist University student offers sardonic response after protest punishment

The #MeToo movement has cast historical behaviour and curricula in a new, shadowy light. Four writers give us their perspectives

Critics of his initiative to make the University of Buckingham drugs-free are missing the point about the power of education, says Anthony Seldon

Recommended applicants tend to be more active members of community and give more generously as alumni, says US research

NAO says government¡¯s oversight of organisation is ¡®not up to date and lacks clarity¡¯

THE Emerging Economies Summit hears senior university leader call for reform to address nation¡¯s graduate employment crisis

Share of students going abroad has remained stable for last two years of data

There are now more women than men in higher education worldwide. While it would appear to be a victory for gender equality, this imbalance also highlights boys¡¯ educational underachievement. Ellie Bothwell reports