Students can still have a good experience at university this year – if universities take their needs and concerns seriously.
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Universities should be open to changing their teaching models, and should keep student vulnerability in mind when designing courses during the pandemic.
A nationwide report on Islamophobia on campus reveals that friendships between those of different backgrounds is most effective at dispelling racist views.
Academics report feeling unhappy and isolated in their current work culture.
The gradual withdrawal of state support for universities has been the largest, and quietest, privatisation in UK history, and most people don’t even know about it.
It’s time race equality was practised in the academy, not just preached.
The marketisation of higher education is just a symptom of what’s wrong with universities.
Why a recent report, backed by university staff, argues that institutions should start offering students places after they’ve received their A-level results.
Research shows people are more likely to reject international students when they are perceived as a threat to themselves or their children.
A more joined up approach is needed to make sure support for students is there when it’s required.
Students across the world are using social media to research and choose their university.
Lecturers remain concerned about limits the Prevent duty places on freedom of expression.
Students used to take drugs to get high, now they are using them to get better grades.
Artificial intelligence will transform universities. Here’s how.
More than 70% of female students, and 26% of male students, have experienced sexual violence while at university.
A strike around a specific employment issue can easily develop a momentum of its own and become a catalyst for a much wider expression of dissatisfaction.
Theresa May is under pressure to tackle tuition fees after Labour’s pledge to scrap them was highlighted as a key issue for young voters.
Local residents of St Andrews feel university growth has come at too high a cost – it’s time for local councils and universities to overcome the divide between town and gown.
As a minister in the coalition government, Willetts introduced £9,000 tuition fees. In an interview as he publishes a new book, he says the system is well-designed and fair.
If education really is for all, more must be done to help people of all ages to access it.
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Practice in Education Policy, University of Birmingham
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Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Student Inclusion and Professor of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of East Anglia
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