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Students assigned an old-fashioned date by Boston College lecturer

Increasingly litigious students are consequence of consumerist nature of universities, says lawyer

Does more mean better or worse?

A growing zeal to address ¡®well-being¡¯ diverts resources from those who really need help, says Kathryn Ecclestone

Edward Snowden is standing to become the next rector for the University of Glasgow.

The University of Cumbria has become the first UK institution to accept Bitcoin for the payment of tuition fees

Deputy vice-chancellor steps down from panel after claims of bias

Student marketing spend trebled as Salford shut low-demand courses

Tutors focus on penalties but students respond on ethical level, study finds

How has 16 years of growth in enrolment affected the fortunes of different disciplines?

Human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC is to represent students suspended by the University of Sussex over an occupation at the institution

Universities struggle to cover costs of dropouts as government support is cut

Daniel Sokol¡¯s honorary post at King¡¯s College London withdrawn

The reckless pursuit of rank threatens the academy¡¯s future, argues Roger Brown

We¡¯ll make the principles of Robbins a 21st-century reality, minister promises

Fewer sixth-form students want to attend a university near their home despite tuition fees rising to ?9,000 a year, a new survey says.

Wearing of shirts depicting Prophet Mohammed and Jesus ¡®did not amount to harassment¡¯

¡®Manhattan Project¡¯ that some think could pave the way for variable fees proceeds with Nuffield funding

Student leaders criticised over perceived failure to support grass-roots members joining in demonstrations

Border states a key battleground as the struggle for international income intensifies

Aldwyn Cooper takes aim at the coalition¡¯s haphazard policymaking

Judgment is a key development in student athletes¡¯ bid to claim a cut of billion-dollar college sports

Following student protests, government mulls a sector report calling for change. Cyrille Cartier writes

Sir Adrian Smith suggests protesters wanted police involved to generate ¡®headlines¡¯

More than 1,200 people have signed a petition against a ban on protesting at the University of London

More students are seeking help from university counsellors amid growing concerns over debt and future job prospects.

Thirty-six people were arrested after another confrontation between protesters and police at the University of London.

At least three demonstrators were arrested as security staff and police broke up a student occupation of the University of London¡¯s Senate House.

The government will abolish the cap on student numbers ¡°altogether¡± the year after next, George Osborne has announced

Generous funding and quality tuition make US universities an attractive choice, says Alan Ryan

Student associations call for more, affordable residence places

The state is confronting student protest with an iron fist while promising to relax its grip on the academy. Jack Grove reports from the country

As Times Higher Education launches the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014, Jim?O¡¯Neill says the UK can help the world and itself by going global

Students have occupied the University of London¡¯s Senate House in a protest over pay, pensions and financial accountability.

Social mobility could be harmed if cuts of ?45 million are focused on the so-called ¡°widening participation premium¡±, a new study says

Students have reoccupied a conference centre at the University of Sussex that was at the centre of previous protests over the outsourcing of services.

Petting animals can help to overcome social barriers which can lead to improved learning for students, says Erin McKenna

Open letter from around 100 staff condemns police action

Sector¡¯s report on decline failed to provide answers, says UEL centre¡¯s director John Storan

Student collaboration blends skills to take fresh look at knowledge

¡®Student contract¡¯ fails to forestall exodus as academy reels from massive cuts

Liberals and conservatives argue over merits of intergenerational Pay It Forward plan

Felipe?Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto judges a revealing after-dinner game

London partners unhappy as university scraps ¡®unfit for purpose¡¯ model

Uncovering tales of ancient university¡¯s scholars of colour

Press offices attempt news management via popular data source

Students¡¯ unhappiness with the number of contact hours they get at university has been detailed in a new report

A students¡¯ union has expressed its anger after a police officer was apparently caught on camera trying to recruit an activist to spy on students

The Green Party is organising protests across the country against plans to sell off the student loan book.

The battle over plans to close the University of London Union has seen its president, Michael Chessum, arrested.

Effort to improve quantitative skills in social sciences must go farther, John MacInnes says

A mentor provides far more than inspiration and sage advice, says Tom Palaima, who fears for the future of such guiding relationships in the era of Moocs

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Sport¡¯s on-campus growth reflects rising number of overseas students in country

Richard Larschan explains how events at his university arising from the bombings led to his long-resisted retirement

Social class ¡®still biggest predictor of university attendance post-Robbins report¡¯, conferences hear

Robert Eaglestone and Simon K?vesi ponder the problems that could sink the subject

The Prince of Wales owned up to ¡°meddling¡± as he announced the launch of 20 new bursaries for students from less affluent backgrounds on television courses

A group of students have won a major prize by using videogame technology to create a 3D 17^th-century environment from historic British Library maps.

Panagiotis Tsigaris found the online learning tool to be a positive addition to his courses