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By Anna Bawden and Abby Young-Powell. Report reveals differences in student grants, loans, fees and debts across the UK countries. Free tuition in Scotland benefits the wealthiest – study.
After 15 years of devolution, which part of the UK offers the most generous student grants, the lowest fees and the least student debt? While the difference in the cost of going to university between Scotland (no fees for Scottish students) and England (up to £9,000 a year in fees) is well known, we hear less about what is happening in other parts of the UK. More...

By Paul Dowland. Universities can gain valuable information by tracking students' behaviour online, but they must be careful not to misuse it. Monitoring progress through the analysis of grades has long been the norm, but how useful is it to know which books students have read, how often they come to class and when they contact their tutors? According to the 2014 Horizon report – a study on emerging technologies for teaching and learning – data collected on the online activity of students can be used effectively to identify top resources, improve the student experience and underpin success at university. More...

By Sarah Seed. Bonds allow universities to raise a lot of money over a long period – but they should act quickly, one lawyer argues. With universities struggling to maintain student numbers and find new sources of funding, the latest report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) doesn't make the landscape any cheerier. More...

By Sam Bradley. University students are teaming up to take on the private rental market with a fairer solution to student housing. Are you tired of dealing with landlords? The questionable plumbing skills, the endless ignored requests to have that grim shower curtain replaced, the battle to get your deposit returned?
For students in the UK, riding the rental rollercoaster is considered an unavoidable part of the university experience, and the ups and downs don't come cheap. The National Union of Students (NUS) reports that English students can expect to pay £4,834 a year in rent; in London the average student shells out £6,143. More...

By Emma Bullough. South Korea's Pohang University of Science and Technology is best university under the age of 50 for third year in a row. Find out which universities have made the list.
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The third annual Times Higher Education 100 under 50 rankings - a look at the world's top 100 universities under 50 years of age - shows four of the top five spots occupied by East Asian institutions, with South Korea's Pohang University of Science and Technology taking the top spot for the third year in a row. More...

By Richard Adams. Leading universities dispute report's conclusion that less selective colleges actually do more to create social mobility. The Russell group of leading research universities has rejected claims that its members are failing their students from disadvantaged backgrounds because they do little to improve their post-graduation employment prospects. The research, published by the thinktank CentreForum, argues government policy is too narrowly focused on encouraging universities to recruit more students from disadvantaged backgrounds, rather than on what happens to those students during and after their studies. More...

By Gabrielle Chan. Loan repayments to kick in at lower income levels and students should pay 55% of the cost of a bachelor degree instead of 40%. University students would pay a greater proportion of education costs and start repaying their student loans at a lower income threshold under recommendations by the audit commission. More...

By Bridie Jabour. Christopher Pyne raises possibility of higher Hecs debt for graduates, lower income threshold for repayments. The education minister, Christopher Pyne, says students should be contributing more money towards their university education, leaving open the door open for an increase in the amount of money graduates repay through the higher education contribution scheme. More...

By Severin Carrell. Report estimates lack of fees, plus cuts in grants to poorer students leave middle-class families £20m a year better off. Welsh students get most financial support in UK.
Poorer students in Scotland have been left millions of pounds worse off after cuts to government grants which middle-class families have escaped, a study of higher education funding has found. More...

By Isaiah Hankel. High achievers work out how to stand their ground and make the most of every opportunity. When my first year as a PhD student became a daily grind of going to several classes a day and learning endless new experiments and procedures in the lab, I looked around for inspiration from older and more successful students. More...