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Use of American system involving first-year marks may have ¡®depressive effect¡¯ on student grades

Students will join prisoners in what the institution says is a European first

New edition of Collins English Dictionary contains raft of new terms

Battle of Ideas debate asks if policies of ¡°no-platforming¡± make campuses ¡®homogeneous zones of head-nodding¡¯

We urgently need to confront grade inflation, poor-value degrees, unequal access and lack of contact time, writes Jamie Martin

Why keep on assessing how students feel? asks Joanna Williams

University College London has apologised after its email system was hacked, leaving students with thousands of spam emails in their inboxes.

The head of the University of Oxford has said he is ¡°baffled¡± by the UK¡¯s ¡°hostile¡± student visa system, and called for a shift to evidence-based policymaking

University of West London conference on the work of Roger Brown hears of the drawbacks of higher education marketisation

Funding burden will shift from L?nder to federal government in €825m overhaul. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports

In today¡¯s brave new world of university learning, students aren¡¯t allowed to be shy, says Bruce Macfarlane

Education systems in England are reinforcing divergence in wealth ¨C we must guard against it

Report shows 9 per cent rise in money going on non-residential facilities

By Jake New, for

Universities have a duty to help procrastinators improve study habits, say researchers

¡®Bit of fun¡¯ rankings grows out of practice tests on website for jobseekers

In the 2015 election, says NUS president Toni Pearce, students will be seeking a fairer future, not revenge for fees hikes

A rough sleeper turned Exeter philosophy undergraduate credits the help of Northern College¡¯s access course

Six universities have scored full marks in an assessment of how gay friendly the UK¡¯s higher education institutions are.

The National Union of Students has voted to hold a national demonstration in support of ¡°free education¡±.

More than a third of female students have been groped or touched inappropriately while at university, according to a new survey.

Sanaz Raji given funding for judicial review in lengthy dispute with University of Leeds, but deportation may thwart her bid

Property shortage has made accommodation unaffordable for many

Positive early experiences for new undergraduates help to reduce dropout rates

Christopher Bigsby reflects on being a Fresher and the transition from the classroom to campus

The economist urges the UK to study a shift to subjects that lead to highly paid jobs

Jason Haye says his 2.2 degree would have been higher but for institution¡¯s environment, citing artist Maggi Hambling¡¯s ¡®slave¡¯ comments

Tuition fees are rising for overseas students. If the cap on undergraduate fees is lifted, will they follow suit?

Scams, defaults, over-optimistic revenue projections: the UK must look to US lessons on student finance, writes Nick Hillman

Cost of living in student accommodation in capital revealed

University clearing is marginally less busy than last year thanks to record numbers of confirmed acceptances, initial reports suggest.

The number of students starting university or college is likely to top 500,000 for the first time.

Glyndwr University offers ?200 to entice new students with US-style marketing technique

University chiefs forecast a lower level of activity despite 30,000 extra student places

Graduates in non-graduate occupations - ¡®gringos¡¯ - are not hunting for roles that use their higher education skills, say academics

Medium-sized research-intensives come out on top in this year¡¯s NSS

The NSS does not give an accurate representation of student feeling, according to more than half of university staff responding to a straw poll.

Students are most satisfied with teaching, least happy with assessment and feedback

A University of Cambridge student has accused the NUS of encouraging Hamas to ensure ¡°as many children as possible die¡± through its Israel boycott

Middlesex lecturer gets to the bottom of meaningless phrases found while marking essays

The urban dreams of those with degrees are driving up prices in US metropolitan hubs and driving out those with no tertiary education

We must change the way we educate students to counter rising scientific misconduct, say Tim Birkhead and Bob Montgomerie

Bedfordshire has been told by the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Office that it can resume its recruitment of international students

Many university applicants do not have a back-up plan if they fail to achieve the grades they need for their preferred course, a new survey says

The number of Scottish students winning a higher education place is up despite a slight fall in the pass rate for Scottish Highers

Pressure of higher fees and rise in en-suite accommodation blamed

A number of protesters have been evicted from the University of Birmingham building they were occupying in reaction to the suspension of two students

Hefce figures show overall attrition rate down to 6.6 per cent but computer science struggles to improve retention

Why is the University of London closing a place to build work skills?, asks Kevin Fong

The fact that firsts are far more common in science than arts boosts case for reform of UK system

Action follows decision to suspend two students and reprimand a third

Two students suspended by a university for their involvement in a protest occupation have reacted angrily to the ¡°disproportionate¡± punishment

Too many black and minority ethnic computer science graduates are failing to get jobs after they graduate, a report has claimed

Uncapped student numbers will test the relationship between universities and their local communities

Mature students decry plans to cut Institute for Lifelong Learning courses and move some provision to faculties

Lancaster has been voted by students as having the best university halls of residence in the country

By Jake New, for

South Korean students¡¯ unions have been wholly ineffective in curbing tuition fee rises, paper finds

Survey of institutions by senate subcommittee shows many are failing to meet legal obligations

A drive to make colleges more research active must take in students, say Mick Healey, Alan Jenkins and John Lea