Students

Students today face a “triple-dip recession” consisting of a lack of jobs, opportunities to study and future prospects, according to the president of their national union.

National Union of Students’ president Liam Burns has called for “sensitivity” and “respect” after some delegates at the union’s annual conference were heard to cheer news that former prime minister Baroness Thatcher had died.

Part-time study needs “unprecedented support” to help kick-start the UK’s flagging economy, Labour peer Baroness Bakewell has said.

Three unions at the University of Sussex have begun the process that could lead to strikes over outsourcing plans at the university.

The continent’s burgeoning economies could prove a major source of future student recruitment, says Marguerite Dennis

‘Social engineering’ might be needed to help integrate international students, Sheffield pro v-c says

Cases of serious cheating fall by 60 per cent, company says

An occupation of the Bramber House conference centre at the University of Sussex has ended following a High Court ruling.

Many students will “defend to the death” the need for traditional campus-based lectures, and will only delve into the world of free online educational resources if instructed to by their teachers, a conference has heard.

The University of Sussex is still waiting to see if it will be able to evict protesters from an occupation on the campus after a decision at the High Court was adjourned. 

The University of Sussex has been granted an injunction that it says will pave the way towards ending the seven-week occupation of its Bramber House conference centre.

Students and academics need to be much more involved in the management and improvement of universities if the future of higher education is to be safeguarded.

Three-quarters of Russell Group universities are failing to meet benchmarks on numbers of state school pupils, according to new figures.

Outspoken MP George Galloway has tabled an early day motion calling for a University of Oxford college to reinstate a library invigilator who was sacked for failing to stop students film an internet dance video in her library.

Ministers advised to reverse ban on second degree funding

Despite hard times and fruitless protest, there is still power in a union, argues David Reed

Tutor warns of efforts to ‘sucker’ applicants as institutions game system

Steve Sarson’s first-years were tasked with a CV exercise on study time, so he reminded them of the alternatives to the market

Justice has been poorly served by the bloody-minded determination of the state to prosecute anti-fees demonstrators, argues Martin McQuillan

Campaigners at the University of Sussex plan to host a national demonstration against privatisation in higher education.

A librarian at a University of Oxford college has reportedly lost her job after a group of 30 students filmed an internet dance video in the library.

The University of the West of England has opted not to close its politics and international relations department after a campaign by students and staff to save it.

David Matthews meets a Syrian doctoral student at a UK university who is struggling to secure her future

THE podcast hears rallying cry for sector: play up and let students play the game

More than half of female students identify “prevailing sexism, ‘laddism’ and a culture of harassment” at their universities, according to a survey by the National Union of Students.

Don’t ‘turn blind eye’ to excessive boozing, heads tell universities

Add grade point averages to honours classification for a better snapshot of student achievement, says John Raftery

A writer on human behaviour has urged universities to encourage herd behaviour in their attempt to attract students rather than deploying rational argument.

Confused political rhetoric on student visas threatens one of the UK’s greatest global assets, says Martin Davidson

State cuts lead sector to impose ‘arbitrary’ student targets. Phil Baty reports from New Orleans

‘Grade grubbing’ may be on increase as student entitlement grows in high-fees era

NUS finds ‘illegal’ pay conditions in some universities. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Institutions need not subject international students to biometric attendance monitoring, agency reveals

But it continues with court case seeking to overturn home secretary’s decision to revoke Highly Trusted Sponsor status last year

Private university’s new course awaits General Medical Council approval as critics decry projected £144,000 price

Gove’s former top civil servant criticise coalition’s ‘naive’ emphasis on Russell Group

Higher education is not compulsory, and in an environment of rising costs and scepticism on both sides of the Atlantic, growing numbers are becoming increasingly vocal about the other options. Jon Marcus reports

‘Change of tone’ will not arrest falling student numbers, critics argue. David Matthew reports

Coalition reveals ‘disturbing’ shortfall. David Matthews reports

University partnerships with broadcasters in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Oxfordshire allows those on journalism courses to hone skills

Canadian company Lashzone sent mass emails to UK universities in bid to establish ‘secret’ franchises on campuses

US-style scheme will feature alongside degree classifications in UK first

But private pupils do not suffer discrimination, expert argues

NUS says decision shows ‘market is at heart of system’

Hepi director predicts more cuts over higher student loan costs

British Academy issues warning over future of language study in UK

Part-time students enjoy a high level of job stability, with four out of five working throughout their studies and still in employment two years after graduation, a new report says.

Students should receive careers advice and support at the start of their studies, rather than towards the end of their time at university, the chief executive of the National Union of Students has argued.

Michael Gove is wrong, says Chris Hackley: a return to ‘traditional’ A levels will narrow access and do nothing to raise standards

Salary boost from master’s degree rises while profile of students narrows, says Sutton Trust report

Costs of failure increase for first years

The sector must not let claims that application rates vindicate fees policy go unchallenged, says Liam Burns

‘Neurotic’ sector plays ‘zero-sum game’ despite cap on numbers

University students owe an average of £1,409 of debt outside their state loans for tuition fees and living costs, a new study has found.

The chairs of five parliamentary committees have written to the prime minister urging him to remove overseas university students from the net migrant target, highlighting “unprecedented” consensus between MPs and peers on the move.

Diverse candidates contest top spot in union leadership elections. Jack Grove reports

The number of people applying to university has risen by 3.5 per cent, but has failed to bounce back to pre-£9,000 tuition fee levels, new figures show.

Reluctance to contest marks or ask for help may be factors in attainment gap. Jack Grove writes