‘Disengagement pacts’ keep peace on campus | News | Times Higher Education

‘Disengagement pacts’ keep peace on campus | News | Times Higher Education Study claims lecturers go easy on workload and grading in unspoken agreement with students who give them a high teaching rating

Noam Chomsky and Ken Loach criticise University of Birmingham suspensions | World news | The Guardian

Noam Chomsky and Ken Loach criticise University of Birmingham suspensions | World news | The Guardian....freedom of speech alive and well at the University of Birmingham.

Should pole fitness societies be banned at university? | Education | theguardian.com

Should pole fitness societies be banned at university? | Education | theguardian.com An article on three feminist issues  - pole fitness, a sexist university social and page 3.....

Gove's claims of teenagers' ignorance harpooned by retired teacher | Politics | guardian.co.uk

Gove's claims of teenagers' ignorance harpooned by retired teacher | Politics | guardian.co.uk: Freedom of information request reveals use of PR-commissioned opinion polls and lack of concrete research - does this surprise anyone at all?

How to plan your dissertation | Education | guardian.co.uk

How to plan your dissertation | Education | guardian.co.uk Having a clear goal and a structure for your work means you won't be fazed when your research doesn't go quite the way you thought it would

Are today's students narcissistic – or just at ease with themselves? | Bim Adewunmi | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Are today's students narcissistic – or just at ease with themselves? | Bim Adewunmi | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk The American Freshman Survey asks students to rate how they compare with their peers in different areas. It's been running since 1966, and in 2012, analysis of the results showed that over the past 40 years, students have increasingly been describing themselves – from mathematical ability to self-confidence and drive to achieve – as "above average"

Experiential recruitment: beyond the open day | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional

Experiential recruitment: beyond the open day | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional
Students are not customers, says Zahir Irani. Let's stop 'selling' at them and invite them to experience our universities instead

The distinctiveness gap: do students see the difference between universities? | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional

The distinctiveness gap: do students see the difference between universities? | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional Interesting research on whether students perceive Universities as distinctive.

Open days put universities under the microscope | Education | The Guardian

Open days put universities under the microscope | Education | The Guardian

Understanding and learning from students: do you know generation Y? | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional

Understanding and learning from students: do you know generation Y? | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional
When it comes to understanding students and enhancing student experience at universities, a partnership approach is best, says Derfel Owen

Distance learning: good on costs, not so good for social cohesion | Education | The Guardian

Distance learning: good on costs, not so good for social cohesion | Education | The Guardian
The danger of distance learning is that it may make second-class citizens of students who choose it.....David Willetts recently suggested the University of London as a model for the sector as a whole (Guardian, 10 June). Interesting. Over the last 20 years, the University of London has been broken up into smaller, ever more independent, chunks, increasingly watchful and suspicious of each other; not unlike the former Yugoslavia.

Stonewall rates gay-friendly universities | Education | The Guardian

Stonewall rates gay-friendly universities | Education | The Guardian
Stonewall has produced a guide to gay-friendly universities, rating them with a 10-point checklist covering everything from societies and events to counselling and careers advice

Are 'smart drugs' safe for students? | Education | The Guardian

Are 'smart drugs' safe for students? | Education | The Guardian: "Students are increasingly taking neuroenhancing drugs to fight fatigue and help them concentrate. But how safe are they – and is it cheating?"

Advice for freshers | Education | guardian.co.uk

Advice for freshers | Education | guardian.co.uk
Advice to Sink in Slowly is an ongoing series of posters designed by graduates to pass on advice and inspiration to first-year students. The project is the brainchild of John Stanbury, himself a graduate of University College Falmouth.

Undergraduates: heaven knows they're miserable now | Education | The Guardian

Undergraduates: heaven knows they're miserable now | Education | The Guardian: "Undergraduates: heaven knows they're miserable now

A new video diary project is revealing the stresses of student life and how to lower the drop-out rate"

Times Higher Education - ‘Helicopter’ parents should buzz off, says survey

Times Higher Education - ‘Helicopter’ parents should buzz off, says survey: "Students blame parental pressure for dissatisfaction with university choices. Hannah Fearn reports

A quarter of London students felt pressured by their parents over their choice of university and degree course, leading to dissatisfaction and boredom, a survey suggests."

Warning: studying can seriously affect your grades | Education | The Guardian

Warning: studying can seriously affect your grades | Education | The Guardian
Does studying affect grades? Ralph and Todd Stinebrickner published what they say is the first persuasive evidence that it does. In their words, there is a "causal effect of studying on grade performance".