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Students changing career plans amid fears jobs are being lost despite little evidence that entry-level roles are disappearing

Survey of 5,500 new undergraduates finds that many expect more structured study and struggle with self-direction

Organisation to resume role as national agency for study abroad programme after Capita handed oversight of Turing Scheme

Universities told to offer better support to entrants with few or no qualifications following debate over whether these students should be able to access loans

Financial challenges and lack of work experience identified as key barriers for graduates hoping to progress to further study or employment

Union urges Canterbury Christ Church University to promise staff won’t face any disciplinary action if they stay away from campus as more cases confirmed

Canterbury Christ Church confirms one of its students also affected as academics describe ‘shock’ at dealing with major outbreak

House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person

University works with authorities to contain deadly disease, with 11 young people taken to hospital and others being told to get antibiotics

Trials at UK universities sent automatic email prompts to those identified as at-risk by learning analytics data

Scorned for their employability metrics and students’ experimental outputs, Britain’s art schools should be seen as seedbeds of innovation that can help graduates thrive as white-collar jobs are replaced by AI, says J. Harry Whalley

University to continue admitting students and replace leadership after financial and quality concerns threatened survival of veterinary degrees

Major survey finds overall satisfaction levels rising despite pressures but concerns around financial difficulties, research culture and feedback remain

UCL settlement opens door to more ‘risk-averse’ institutions having to pay up over disrupted pandemic-era teaching, say lawyers

New book released as UCL celebrates 200th anniversary recounts changing student culture over past two centuries, questioning idea of a ‘golden age’ of higher education

Increased scrutiny of higher education and disillusionment over graduate benefits mean universities must consider new ways of judging student outcomes, event hears

Rapid growth in number of students studying AI courses reflects its cultural prominence but experts warn content could lack rigour and quickly become outdated

Sharp rise in grievances may reflect financial pressures on universities and ‘heightened expectations’ of procedural fairness, says ombudsman

Still unclear whether Scotland will meet fair access goals set for this year, as country prepares to adopt institution-level approach

Poll shows support for eliminating some or all of the money graduates owe the government, as calls grow for reform of the loan system

Policies and procedures at all universities to be investigated following ‘systemic’ issues that led to undergraduate wrongly being told he had failed course

Cost-cutting measures impacting student experience, finds OfS polling, with increased class sizes and reduced access to facilities among issues raised

Vast majority of parents in England having to support children at university, finds poll, with some sending more than £1,000 a month

Inclusion worker challenges institutions whose scholarship programmes are not open to all after missing out on place on master’s

‘No change’ in widening participation policy, says Trinity Hall, after plans to target students from Eton and Winchester leak

MP seeks reform to ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ system amid cost-of-living concerns

Graduate employability increasingly seen as ‘university-wide priority’ involving academics and researchers as well as dedicated careers services

Changing demographics prompt call for universities to review what support they offer

University leaders considering internal recommendation to cease veterinary education after regulators extended conditional accreditation of degrees

AI-assisted software makes it easier for students to forge medical evidence for disciplinary hearings, says legal expert

Low value of support on offer not enough to move the dial on university access, critics fear

Undergraduates are choosing silence over dissent given the high price paid by scholars advancing controversial ideas, says Yashraj Garg

Lack of supervisors and ‘uneven’ quality ‘deterring’ students, paper says, arguing that radical overhaul is needed

Calls for change as ‘inconsistent’ system leaves some forced to choose between their preferred university and saving money

School-leavers incentivised to move away from local area to attend university, despite the benefits that staying put can bring, according to MillionPlus

Number of applications for every role reaches highest level in two decades, according to annual survey

Challenging economic conditions may have led to bump in student recruitment numbers this year but experts fear long-term damage after institutions pegged futures to employability agenda

Tory leader to use conference speech to attack ‘debt trap degrees’ and pledge more money for apprenticeships

Sudden cancellation ‘devastating’ as financial pressures force universities across the country to close programmes

‘Shocking figures’ show ‘devastating’ impact on students, with women and LGB people particularly vulnerable

Former science secretary accused British students of lacking ‘vigour’ 

UK’s high attainment and completion rates tempered by rising costs and inequalities, according to latest Education at a Glance report

Some institutions report ‘steep decline’ in activity since results day as intakes lag below expectations

Applicants are returning to previously researched options instead of seeing clearing as opportunity to ‘trade up’, says Ucas chief executive

Universities turn to advertising, freebies and unconditional offers to attract students, with large numbers expected to change their mind post-results

Growing class sizes and expanding workloads blamed as students doubt those teaching them know who they are

Universities urged to address structural issues caused by menstrual health as study reveals only 15 per cent have policies in place

Universities ‘still unprepared’ for market failure and should pay into scheme that can cover expenses, says OIA

THE’s analysis reveals that a former Anglican teaching training college has again beaten the country’s elite universities for student satisfaction