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The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic

But the fate of Rhodes statue remains uncertain as anti-racism campaigners call for it be taken down

Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto¡¯s students, shocked by racist outrages at the University of Missouri, mull over the content and context of their curriculum

Report from the Council of Graduate Schools contradicts 'common assumption' that international students choose US for doctoral degrees

Universities aren¡¯t developing the skills young people need to succeed in work, says Roxanne Stockwell

But asked how much they thought they should pay, responses averaged less than ?4,000

Can effective outreach programmes help institutions to reach the hard-to-reach? asks Chris Parr

Students who had an opportunity to learn a foreign language more likely to want to study abroad, research reveals

Pressure on student activists has raised questions about the Eastern European state¡¯s acceptance into the Bologna Process

Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy aims to equip graduates with the ¡®soft skills¡¯ required for industry or academia

British Council research forecasts that China will remain the top provider of international students

The powerful message that maintenance grants send to students will be lost in the shift to loans, says Carina Buckley

A higher proportion of overseas students in the UK would recommend studying in the country, compared with those in other nations, study finds

Freeze on tuition fee increases does nothing to counter inequality, writes Martin Hall

UUK research says the economy requires an even greater number of graduates

There is ¡®often ill-informed reverence for the US system¡¯, claims the director of the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education 

I had assumed stories about campus political correctness might be overblown. But the experience of my friend is an example of how deeply it permeates universities

Donna Bowater looks at the single entry exam that governs access to university in South American powerhouse

The furore about trigger warnings and no-platform campaigns reveals not a timid generation but rather one unafraid to tackle reality head-on, argues Tom Cutterham

Universities should expect to take ¡®primary responsibility¡¯ for many areas of support, minister says

Increase led by growth in number of international students

The increasing involvement of university forces in deadly incidents is raising scrutiny

Students living at Hawkridge House complained of vermin infestation and noise from building works

Vice-chancellors say funding should be redirected to means-tested maintenance grants

Where do we draw the line on restricting academic freedom? asks Geraldine Van Bueren

Money Saving Expert founder fuming on decision to press ahead with controversial policy

Government relaxes student loan eligibility rules but confirms plan to freeze repayment threshold, as student opportunity funding also targeted

Institution¡¯s student federation concerned about the ¡®cultural issues of implication involved in the practice¡¯

University withheld degree certificate when postgraduate, claiming tuition had been inadequate, refused payment

President of US campus also seeks to aid the local economy and forge global partnerships

A shocking film about the extent of sexual assault at US colleges has just toured UK universities. It is high time we took this problem seriously in Britain, says Nicole Westmarland, while US academic Jennifer Doyle warns that a paranoid overreaction poisons campus culture

Rector Wim de Villiers faces potential opposition from South African university¡¯s council, despite student campaign

Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed looks at why race protests that started at the University of Missouri are moving to other campuses

Labour¡¯s Iain Wright says PM ¡®needs to decide what¡¯s best for Britain¡¯

Number edges close to 1 million, driven by rise from India and China

British Council announces new partnership as Indian prime minister visits UK

QAA study also suggests that academics see the NSS as a poor measure of teaching quality

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Going to university ¡®influences outlook on life¡¯, research for UK government suggests

Representative bodies sign up to new code of practice on course closure and institutional collapse

The student movement is more divided than ever, but it must stand together to defend its values, says Beth Button

University of Cambridge¡¯s examinations arm finds independent school-leavers at Russell Group institutions are a third less likely to get a good degree than state school students with similar A-level results

Judy Clements to join Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education next April

More BME staff have been entering the UK academy but they remain under-represented at the top. What is being done about it?

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

University of East Anglia centre hosts two master¡¯s courses in space with writable walls and adaptable furniture

Data from 80,000 graduates in Great British Class Survey show social hierarchy of UK higher education

MoneySavingExpert.com founder who chaired student finance task force opposes government plans to freeze repayment threshold

BJP's Ram Naik calls on institutions to 'inculcate folk culture' in ceremonies amid concerns over rising Hindu nationalism

Writing anonymously, a Manchester Metropolitan University employee speaks out on the recent eviction of the ¡®Ark¡¯

¡®Transposition error¡¯ meant funding council wrongly stated that state school leavers were more likely than private peers to get a good degree

But UK overseas STEM postgraduates less likely to say the country is the best destination for career opportunities

Institutions are not developing the key skills employers look for, says David Reed

IoE study finds that wealthy students can receive more aid than poor undergraduates, based on university they attend

Donald Brown shares the experiences that prompted him to talk about ¡®institutional racism¡¯ at Oxford

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Higher fees are to blame for plunging enrolments, says Claire Callender, and dismantling of provision may make loss irreversible

Ellie Bothwell looks at the potential impact of Justin Trudeau¡¯s election on the higher education system

Chelsey Baker on how providing honest and constructive feedback can help guide students through a challenging time in their life

Research by LSE academics shows that league tables have more impact on demand for competitive subjects