International students incentivised to study in rural Australia
Already the world leader in hosting international students, Australia has burnished its credentials by announcing incentives to increase the number of international students studying...
How universities can support student mental health and wellbeing
From the Global Student Living Conference 2018. Head here to register your interest for future GSL conferences, and learn more about the GSL Conference...
How universities can support students with eating disorders
Mental health is high on the agenda in the higher education sector, with associated drop-out rates more than trebling from 2009/10 to 2014/15. While...
‘Llamapalooza’, Berkeley’s take on animal therapy for stressed students
A final-year student at the University of California, Berkeley has offered students a novel way to destress during the exam season - involving llamas....
German students have mixed opinions on ‘first robot lecturer’, Yuki
English linguistics students at the University of Marburg are the first in Germany to be taught by a robot. Humanoid robot Yuki is the...
Sanctions drive Iranian students in US to crowdfund tuition fees
Struggling to pay for tuition and living expenses due to a series of geopolitical crises back home, Iranian students studying in the US are...
Students accused of being majority of Nigeria’s drug users
A university Vice Chancellor has claimed that the majority of drug addicts in Nigeria are students in higher education.
Professor Joshua Ogunwole, VC at Bowen...
Automation opportunities for Australian students – if universities can keep up
Nearly half of current Australian work activities will be automated by the year 2030, according to a McKinsey and Company report. This could result...
Students set up Ireland’s first Traveller society in Galway
Irish Traveller students at NUI Galway have launched the
first student society for Travellers in the Republic of Ireland, in partnership
with the Galway Traveller Movement.
The...
Hundreds of unvaccinated California students quarantined in measles scare
Students at two California universities in Los Angeles have been quarantined, following exposure to the measles virus on their campuses.
More than 500 students at...