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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

By Carl Straumsheim, for

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.

Some institutions¡¯ appeals panels deny students a chance of justice, says Daniel Sokol

Experts discuss the development and legacy of the epochal report on its golden anniversary

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

Felipe?Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto on the inanity of questionnaires assessing teaching

Faculty-in-residence keen to offer advice and a listening ear

The dramatic decline in part-time students will continue this year, according to a report that calls for an ¡°urgent push¡± to promote such study.

Some continental efforts to ensure integrity are ¡®primitive¡¯, study finds

David Latchman welcomes reforms for restoring funding for some upskilling students, but argues the government should go further

Disabled students are calling on universities to do more to help them to access campus facilities.

Hepi: scrapped courses undermine widening participation

A students¡¯ union vice-president was arrested after objecting to the conduct of police officers searching for drugs at a university party.

Many universities are still failing to follow official guidance on when to report student complaints to the sector¡¯s ombudsman, it has been warned.

Sally?Feldman on students¡¯ transition from adolescence to adulthood

Student expenditure supports more than 830,000 jobs in the UK, a new study says.

Prospective students can now search for information about higher education on their mobile phones after the government¡¯s Unistats website was updated.

The National Union of Students is hosting its first-ever Twitter question and answer sessions, offering first years advice on a range of topics.

Universities should ensure they have strategies to stop students feeling homesick as they begin their studies, experts say.

Students paying ?9,000 fees may be socialising less and working more than their counterparts under the lower-fee regime, new research suggests.

OIA orders Warwick to pay ?1,000 but finds no evidence that Smadar Bakovic was marked down unfairly

Toni Pearce confident BIS negotiations will pay dividends for students

Scholars say culture of deference stifles development

Rare recognition by standards watchdog

A physics/teaching degree has produced its first graduates

Some of the world¡¯s most powerful graduates demonstrate the influence of UK universities

A cross-party group of MPs has launched an inquiry that will look at the black and minority ethnic community¡¯s interaction with higher education.

But Hesa data offer signs of hope for shorter courses

Academics visiting Istanbul for a major conference were among those caught up in student-led protests sparked by the death of a demonstrator.

Universities in the North have the most varied nightlife while London institutions are rated highly for their political scene, a new survey suggests.

The Liberal Democrats are trying to push through legislation to stop the National Union of Students campaigning against them at the next general election, Labour MPs have claimed.

A consultation on changes to pharmacy education has been launched to address concerns over an over-supply of graduates in the field

The Student Loans Company has sacked four people in the last five years for their inappropriate use of the social networking site Facebook

Nearly two thirds of students are now working part time to help fund their studies, according to new research.

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For some, studying towards a maths degree might feel as challenging as a 22,000-mile bike ride

Ensuring prospective students get accurate information on workload, class sizes and teaching is the aim of new guidance from the quality watchdog

University renowned for drunkenness pioneers a new way to tackle binge drinking

This year¡¯s small deflation of A-level results still has a big impact on the sector, says Ucas head

A student project to create an ¡°edible campus¡± is among the beneficiaries of a ?5 million fund from England¡¯s funding council.

A London-based private provider is to offer pathway programmes with a consortium of Northern universities, enabling international students to get on to degree courses

The latest edition of the University of Sydney students¡¯ newspaper has been pulled from sale following concerns that its cover featuring 18 students¡¯ vaginas could break obscenity laws

The US government is to develop a new system of ranking colleges and universities in a bid to ensure the ¡°best value¡± institutions have access to the most federal funding.

The Russell Group has warned that private school pupils are more likely than state school counterparts to choose science and languages subjects at GCSE, which could give them an advantage in university entry.

Academics claim breach of data protection rules on Rate Your Lecturer website

Ability concerns at University of Exeter business school forces rethink on international intake

High fees prove no object to demand, but student standards may invite scrutiny

Critics say universities are ¡®not playing fair¡¯

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