Campaigners criticise ‘tokenistic’ initiative started after polling showed almost all students experience bouts of loneliness Millions of teenagers across Britain will arrive at university for …
KCL study finds many leading UK institutions remain highly dependent on Chinese students UK universities would be hugely damaged by a sustained diplomatic rift between …
Compact teaching timetables will allow cash-strapped undergraduates to dovetail jobs with studies Universities are reducing the number of days students are required to be on …
Exclusive: Move penalises courses with a high proportion of working-class or minority ethnic students, critics say Rishi Sunak will force universities to limit the number …
Guardian analysis highlights how dependent sector has become on countries such as China and India One in every five pounds received by UK universities last …
All 24 Russell Group universities have reviewed their academic conduct policies and guidance UK universities have drawn up a set of guiding principles to ensure …
Litany of ‘appalling’ safeguarding failures related at debate over need for legal duty of care for students Universities have been criticised for using data protection …
Survey follows petition demanding legislation for a statutory duty of care in higher education Students who are struggling with their mental health can wait a …
Chancellor will pledge in budget to create 12 investment zones in eight areas ‘to drive business investment’ Tech hubs clustered around universities in England will …
A quarter are regularly going without food and other essentials, a new Russell Group Students’ Unions study reveals One in five students at Russell Group …
UK public warned of ‘significant disruption’ from strikes involving teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train drivers The national education union stands ready to …
Data shows sharp decline in students from Italy, Germany and France with Brexit seen as primary deterrent The number of EU students enrolling in British …
Exclusive: move affecting 65% of institutions means endowments worth almost £18bn out of reach for firms One hundred universities in the UK have pledged to …
Tension mounts as ceremonies marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini’s death expected to take place on Wednesday Students have protested at universities across Iran, defying …
Criteria on career outcomes, drop-out rates and degree attainment unveiled for system of sanctions Universities will face sanctions if not enough students go on to …
Latest Guardian University Guide shows leading trio are in league of their own for undergraduate courses The 2023 rankings in full Oxbridge is being replaced …
Russell Group says rise in hardship funding also needed as survey shows average maintenance loan falls £439 short each month The government is being urged …
Watchdog, which has not named institutions, says concerns over grade inflation ‘require further scrutiny’ The education watchdog for England has launched an investigation into grade …
Sector needs to invest in people rather than ‘shiny new vanity projects’, says UCU general secretary Universities should use their £3.4bn surplus to give staff …
Government seeks to reassure pupils taking GCSEs and A-levels after sharp rises in grades during pandemic The government has sought to allay pupils’ fears over …
Pandemic has compounded working-class applicants’ disadvantages as teachers fear growing attainment gap, charity finds Universities are being urged to give disadvantaged students who narrowly miss …
Scholarships and bursaries on offer as universities gear up for ‘clearing campaign like no other’ Universities in Scotland are racing to attract students from the …
Overseas students have vanished from courses and then been found working in exploitative conditions Universities have been urged to be on high alert for human …
‘Line has been crossed’ say English universities, after request to drop scheme identifying barriers to ethnic minority students Universities in England have launched a fightback …
Fears some institutions may recruit mainly international students – whose fees are not capped Universities across the UK could soon be forced to cut the …
Universities looking to stabilise numbers after Covid surge, says Ucas, while grappling with increase in number of 18-year-olds The offer rate for A-level students applying …
Public accounts committee says institutions ‘potentially exposed to significant financial risks’, with 80 declaring annual deficit Universities in England face danger from financial instability and …
Higher education leaders say ministers think departments are full of ‘Marxists’, as top universities fail accreditation process Leaders in higher education said this week they …
Universities minister launches working group to spearhead plans for practical action to help keep students safe Universities are to be required to introduce policies by …
UCU climbdown allows individual campuses to decide on strike action; 20 universities plan to go ahead The long-running industrial dispute over pension cuts and working …
From sourcing window glass to sharing online lectures, British institutions are helping war-torn campuses to survive Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates When Prof Gavin Brown, pro …
Restricting access to loans and limits on ‘low value’ courses would hit disadvantaged groups, say leaders Universities across England have come out against proposals for …
Many studying here are anti-Putin, but still feel they’re being judged for the Kremlin’s actions Russia-Ukraine war: live updates Since her country invaded Ukraine, Lydia, …
Most academics back research boycott but ‘there is a case for maintaining ties’, says Oxford professor Russia-Ukraine war: live news Researchers at UK universities are …
Tens of thousands of students are enrolled at institutions that could fail to meet new minimum standards Tens of thousands of students in England are …
CUHK’s Goddess of Democracy and a sculpture at Lingnan University were removed overnight as authorities move to erase memorials to the massacre Two more Hong …
One in 10 college staff experienced sexual violence, with women, disabled, LGBTQ+ and minority ethnic workers more at risk Sexual harassment is “endemic” in universities …
Fears mass exodus before Christmas break could fuel spread of Omicron variant Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The number of Covid …
Anger after investigation finds Imperial College London, Cambridge and Oxford among institutions to have accepted funding Some of Britain’s most prestigious universities are among those …
Latest round in bitter dispute will affect campuses across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland More than a million students will be hit by three days …
Regulators push universities to remove oversubscription loopholes after surge in higher A-level grades Universities in England risk breaking competition laws if they add loopholes letting …
Threat of sanctions if they fail to reduce dropout rates and set adequate goals for helping students into work Universities in England have been told …
Research comes as government details measures that compel universities to do more to help graduates Well-known universities, including Exeter, Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge, were found …
Professions struggling with staff shortages may suffer if BTec funding withdrawn, say vice-chancellors The government’s planned cull of technical qualifications could prevent thousands of working-class …
Lawrence Goldman suggests possible state intervention after Oxford and others accept ‘tainted’ money An Oxford professor has said state reform of universities may be necessary …