Student Experience Survey 2016: London falling Why do London’s universities cluster towards the bottom of the rankings? By Sian Phillips 17 March
Student Experience Survey 2016: getting serious about study There have been some significant shifts in the way that students approach university with a more ‘professional’ attitude to study emerging By John Gill 17 March
Student Experience Survey 2016: universities that get it right Loughborough University tops the poll, with its emphasis on student participation, says Jack Grove By Jack Grove 17 March
Rob Behrens: role of HE ombudsman ‘now accepted’ by universities The outgoing independent adjudicator talks to THE about eight years at the OIA and the future of sector regulation By Chris Havergal 17 March
Ombudsman: universities admitting students with bad English Rob Behrens warns some international learners cannot express themselves properly, let alone follow a course By Chris Havergal 17 March
What next for art schools? Did art schools such as Central Saint Martins ever have a golden age and, if they did, is it irrevocably lost? Anna Coatman writes By Anna Coatman 17 March
UUK panel: handling of sexual assault complaints must be reviewed Campaigners believe 1994 Zellick guidelines may be at odds with equalities and human rights legislation By Chris Havergal 17 March
The week in higher education – 17 March 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 17 March
US university students demand free tampons on campus Some institutions are starting to listen to the growing call for better access to menstruation products, reports Jake New for Inside Higher Ed 15 March
Why Chinese PhD students are drawn to the UK Ellie Bothwell blogs from the opening of the British Council’s UK-China Education Policy Week in Beijing By Ellie Bothwell 15 March
University of the People founder: others ‘will emulate model’ President of free online university says universities will be forced to change either their price structure or their offering By Ellie Bothwell 14 March
Refugee crisis: university launches outreach programme Monthly sessions at Nottingham Trent University aim to prepare asylum seekers for higher education By Ellie Bothwell 12 March
Has Twitter transformed the PhD experience? As the social media platform celebrates its 10th anniversary, Jack Grove examines how it has changed doctoral study By Jack Grove 12 March
NYU Shanghai head: US universities ‘have special global role’ Jeffrey Lehman says American universities have the resources and autonomy to be innovative By Ellie Bothwell 11 March
Africa Universities Summit 2016 to be held in Ghana 探花视频 event will explore how to educate Africa’s increasing number of young people By Ellie Bothwell 10 March
What should computer science degree students learn? Conference hears that fundamental skills, rather than specific languages, will serve graduates throughout their careers By David Matthews 10 March
End of grants 'likely to force thousands more students to work' About half of poorer students would have applied to university differently without a grant, Sodexo research also suggests By Jack Grove 10 March
Most students do not see university as value for money Although many students praise aspects of their university experience, the majority are still unhappy about what they get in return for fees By Jack Grove 10 March
Stanford president sceptical on global university partnerships John Hennessy also tells THE of his regret at not launching New York campus By Ellie Bothwell 10 March
Course evaluation forms ‘not read properly by students’ Undergraduates endorsed patently false statements in US experiment By Chris Havergal 8 March
Could the X Factor be a model for filling university jobs? Might mass polls by live audiences actually be a better way to choose the right applicant? By Jack Grove 8 March
Former Soas director Paul Webley dies Professor Webley was ‘inspired leader’ and will be ‘sorely missed’, say colleagues of the acclaimed academic By Jack Grove 7 March
Large rate my professor study finds gender bias in comments University of Illinois research finds ‘brilliant’ or ‘genius’ more often used to describe male academics By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 7 March
NSS and DLHE reform: don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater John Cater argues that higher education would be poorer for the loss of student survey data By John Cater 7 March
Indigenous students up in Australia but concerns remain Completion rates are main worry despite better figures on admissions By John Morgan 7 March
Canada to relax citizenship process for international students Legislation will allow overseas students to include time spent studying in Canada in application By Ellie Bothwell 4 March
Student mental health: friends on the front line On University Mental Health Day, Nicola Byrom highlights peers’ supportive role By Nicola Byrom 3 March
Student accommodation: what is driving spiralling costs? UCL rent strike has thrown the spotlight on a growing problem across the UK By Rachel Edwards 3 March
The week in higher education – 3 March 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 3 March
China, gateway to the world for future leaders Nigel Thrift, head of Schwarzman Scholars, a transnational scheme to develop movers and shakers, tells John Gill about China’s international role By John Gill 3 March
Access all areas: the push to show outreach efforts pay off Institutions have little evidence that their widening participation activities deliver, but they are working to change that, finds Chris Havergal By Chris Havergal 3 March
NTU head – Europe ‘all talk but no action’ on HE investment Nanyang Technological University president Bertil Andersson says Singapore has been much better at improving universities By Ellie Bothwell 2 March
Study in UK most recommended by international postgraduates But country sees low satisfaction levels for financial support and accommodation costs By Ellie Bothwell 1 March
University of Houston staff advised over new Texas gun law State's new campus concealed carry law leads to warnings for academics on handling students who may have guns By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 29 February
Megan Dunn faces NUS leadership challenge Black students’ officer Malia Bouattia among candidates for union presidency By Chris Havergal 25 February
University of Brighton lecturer helps set up Syrian refugee school The school was launched by four students who met on an online course at McGill University By Ellie Bothwell 25 February
ANC condemns latest unrest at South Africa’s universities Classes suspended at Pretoria and Free State following clashes over language and outsourcing By Chris Havergal 24 February
What could fees in Europe be like if the UK left the EU? A comparison of some of the fees that are charged to international students By Ellie Bothwell 23 February
Dyslexia student support firm closes after MPs’ criticisms Director of Claro Learning has complained his firm was unfairly attacked by Margaret Hodge By Jack Grove 23 February
Eight hours in airport detention for wanting to talk about a course? Welcome to the UK US PhD applicant Sabine Parrish recalls an unpleasant encounter with UK immigration By Sabine Parrish 22 February
Linking NSS scores to job prospects is ‘inappropriate influence’, says Hefce Ahead of TEF, funding council says universities must not seek to sway students’ responses By Chris Havergal 19 February
Taking offence: a new pandemic? From Rhodes’ statue to radical speakers, the young and old understand, and cope with, offence differently, argues Felipe Fernández-Armesto By Felipe Fernández-Armesto 18 February
Should there be a right to offend on campus? Free speech campaigners argue that campuses should not be entirely safe By Matthew Reisz 17 February
The weirdest questions asked about your PhD Doctoral student Ana Kedve? asked her colleagues to submit the strangest questions they have faced By Ana Kedve? 17 February
Universities ‘ideally placed’ to assist refugees, says academic Law professor at Queen Mary University of London organises open days for refugees and asylum seekers By Ellie Bothwell 17 February
Overseas Chinese students to be targets of ‘patriotic’ education Chinese Ministry of Education directive wants students abroad to have a ‘positive patriotic energy’ 17 February
Students with consumer mindset ‘get lower grades’ Study suggests ‘higher consumer orientation associated with lower academic performance’ By John Morgan 16 February
I was a working-class white boy once Recalling his childhood in Wales prompts Sir Keith Burnett to muse on the opportunities for today’s youth By Keith Burnett 15 February
UK and Australia set to collaborate on student loan repayment Data sharing agreements also due to be signed with EU countries By Chris Havergal 12 February
The week in higher education – 11 February 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press By THE reporters 11 February
South Korea revises law on student marriage Some universities have already overturned a ban on marriage and children among undergraduates, but it is still upheld in places By David Matthews 9 February
12 tips on how to work across a university Alison Baverstock, director of The KU Big Read, offers a dozen tips for anyone trying to engage a whole university community By Alison Baverstock 9 February
Warwick economics event aims to learn lessons of history Economists are finding new ways of learning about the past – and learning from the past By Matthew Reisz 8 February
Liberal arts in the UK: how are students finding the model? With Regent’s University London the latest to offer the US-style of undergraduate education, Natasha Turner looks at how courses are being received elsewhere By Natasha Turner 4 February
The week in higher education – 4 February 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press By THE reporters 4 February
Free university tuition ‘could lead to poor subsidising the rich’ Disadvantaged are under-represented in degree study because they are ‘simply not smart enough’, says researcher By Ellie Bothwell 2 February
Asian HE expansion 'producing more graduates than market needs' Hong Kong scholar says students are embarking on postgraduate degrees to 'delay' unemployment By Ellie Bothwell 2 February
Universities defend access record after Cameron criticism Inequality takes root long before students apply to higher education, says Oxford By Chris Havergal 1 February
The intensity of vocational study can lead to poor well-being High-pressure courses are particularly likely to take a toll on students, says Helena Diffey By Helena Diffey 31 January