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As higher education (HE) educators, we recognise the need to understand Gen Z (born between 1996 and 2012), who now form the majority of university students (Weng, 2024).

Are we designing graduates for performance or personal transformation?

What would a pedagogy of uncertainty look like?

When I arrived from Peru to begin my Master’s and took on the role of Vice President of Education, I quickly realised that leadership in UK Higher Education required more than just a seat at the table; it required an open and flexible mindset.

The purpose of student survey feedback should be student success

For student survey feedback to create the most value it needs to be treated as a system.

Ofqual has fined Cambridge English £875,000 after it issued incorrect results to thousands of people who took English language tests, including those used for visa, immigration and university entrance purposes.

Bloomsbury Institute suspended from recruiting overseas students

Private provider temporarily blocked from international recruitment amid UKVI probe as seven universities face visa action plans.

Russell Group warned over ‘divisive’ support for entry thresholds

New leader of research-intensive grouping says ‘challenging conversations’ needed but critics urge united front against political attacks.

UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine

Teenagers in their final school year and young people starting university will be offered two doses of a vaccine to protect them against meningitis B, the government has announced.

Test makers handed out wrong English language results to thousands

The exams regulator, Ofqual, has fined Cambridge English £875,000 against after the test maker issued erroneous results to tens of thousands of people undertaking English language proficiency tests.

Against a backdrop of financial pressures and growing concerns about student wellbeing, the latest evidence suggests students remain remarkably positive about their university experience.

The 2026 Student Academic Experience Survey, published by Advance HE and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), finds more students reporting good value for money and feeling positive about their choice of university than at any point in over a decade, even as financial...

Students who went to private school fear being cancelled for views

University students who went to private schools are more fearful of being “cancelled” for their views than those from state schools, a report has found.

Independent research published by the OfS finds that undergraduate students in their first year of university or college are largely positive about their accommodation. It suggests that accommodation costs were a significant factor in deciding where to study for most students,...

Value-for-money ratings for university degrees hit 13-year high

Steep rise in UK students’ happiness with programmes despite job cuts, fee rises and negativity over student loans.

Students are coping better because the system is demanding less

Signs of genuine recovery in student experience appear in this year's Student Academic Experience Survey. Jim Dickinson argues the data tells a more constrained story – one where value, expectations and withdrawal form a single gradient, and money sits at its root.

Low expectations aren’t the same as high satisfaction in student housing

With OfS leading on headline satisfaction scores, Jim Dickinson reads an underlying research report on student housing – and finds a regulator that has mistaken tolerance for quality.

Warwick and Reading rebrand foundation and language provision as Global Academies

The University of Warwick and the University of Reading have both rebranded their language and foundation studies operations as Global Academies, reflecting a wider rethink of how universities support international students and where those functions sit within institutions.

Students spend thousands on university. So why don’t they bother attending lectures?

Like many universities, the London School of Economics (LSE) has an attendance policy which “requires” undergraduates to attend all in-person classes.

AI can help providers read and act on the student feedback they never usually get to

Thousands of open-text survey comments go unread every cycle. Daniel Robson and Helena Lim argue that AI can help universities hear what students are actually saying, and act before the next survey closes.

Disabled Student Commitment: Information Sharing Best Practice Guide published to support higher education providers in strengthening how they share information about disabled students.

Prensky 2.0: From digital natives to digital navigators: Rethinking Gen Z’s learning journey

Are we designing graduates for performance or personal transformation?

Architects of education: empowering the student voice through co-creation

The purpose of student survey feedback should be student success

Ofqual fines Cambridge English £875,000 after incorrect results for global English language tests

Bloomsbury Institute suspended from recruiting overseas students

Russell Group warned over ‘divisive’ support for entry thresholds

UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine

Test makers handed out wrong English language results to thousands

New HEPI and Advance HE report ‘The Student Academic Experience Survey 2026’

Student perceptions of their academic experience reach a decade-high despite the pressures facing higher education

Students who went to private school fear being cancelled for views

OfS research finds over eight in ten students are satisfied with their accommodation

Value-for-money ratings for university degrees hit 13-year high

Students are coping better because the system is demanding less

Low expectations aren’t the same as high satisfaction in student housing

Warwick and Reading rebrand foundation and language provision as Global Academies

Students spend thousands on university. So why don’t they bother attending lectures?

AI can help providers read and act on the student feedback they never usually get to

New guide to improve information sharing for disabled students across higher education