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Many counsellors opting to work overseas or move into private practice

Report says non-white students will represent 73 per cent of undergraduates by end of next decade

Office for Students says end of system of annual negotiations will allow universities to be more ‘ambitious’ and ‘flexible’

Institutions say they don’t doctor their admissions, but figures tell a different story

New admissions system, set up to end a lottery for places, has led some applicants to leave decisions to the last minute

Universities would have to share proposed equity grants scheme with colleges and non-profits

There has been a surge of applications for Dutch universities, while students are also trying to ‘catch the last train’ before Brexit

Freedom of Information requests suggest just a handful of members are involved in huge growth seen across sector

Soul-searching is required by institutions if they want to survive the alarming decline in student numbers that will leave many classrooms empty, says Jayden Kim

Experts look at the international picture for young people trying to move from care into universities

UK’s least selective universities continue to lose out in recruitment battle

New furore over a steep rise in unconditional offers and concerns over student mental health underlines why reform of the UK’s unique admissions system is long overdue, says Julie Kelly

Key figures from the university sector respond to results and early Ucas figures on acceptances

Government steps in after scams undermine consumer protection arrangements

Giving students the time and space to make informed decisions about where to study will set them up for success on their educational journey, says Christina Edgar

Lower-tariff institutions continue to lose out as 18-year-old population declines

Perilous drops in student recruitment at UK universities during A-level clearing raise the likelihood of institutional failures, a prospect that remains as politically unpalatable as ever, says Nick Hillman

Since the 2016 US presidential election, women’s colleges have been seeing significant gains as more young women embrace #MeToo

The high cost and visa complexity associated with Western higher education is driving a mushrooming number of African students east, says Kuyok Abol Kuyok

Experts express concern that call for five-year access agreements is a ‘distraction technique’

Females out, bureaucrat’s son in as Tokyo Medical University rigs entrance scores

Focusing on the mature student market can offer short-term relief from market pressure, but it is not a sustainable approach, says Nora Ann Colton

The UK's new right-to-study rules are another manifestation of its ‘hostile environment’ for immigrants, say Katie Bales and Bridget Anderson 

Prestigious private institutions highlight importance of student diversity in light of lawsuit that could set a precedent on affirmative action

Shrinking pool of applicants puts students in the driving seat

51³Ô¹Ï Ucas figures show almost a quarter of 18-year-olds got at least one offer of a university place that did not depend on their upcoming results

Elite institutions could face sanctions if they fail to deliver on promise to conduct evaluation of bursary spending

Years of slogging through English-language crushes Chinese students' love of learning before they even get to an overseas university, says Bob Fonow

Stampede to study AI has led to warnings that the number of lecturers cannot keep up with demand

Father’s failure to pay back loan hits son’s university admission, under state’s big-data system

The public sector has not expanded quickly enough to meet the demand for college degrees in India

51³Ô¹Ï data for June deadline applications show a worsening of figures compared with January statistics

A trip to Rwanda convinced Daniel Haydon that Western universities are missing out on a lot of talent by opening themselves up to only the wealthiest

As universities prepare for A-level results day next month, Liz Carlile explains how to get clearing right

Office for Students says universities should put more weight on applicants’ backgrounds

Removal of guidelines on affirmative action and retirement of Supreme Court justice could ‘set the stage for future challenges’ to university admission policies

Visa data, contradicted by 51³Ô¹Ï Affairs figures, raise questions over treatment of Chinese doctoral applicants

In a world transformed, we need a radical new blueprint – for a flexible, less centralised network of scholars and students, says a former Berkeley chancellor

New analysis shows regions were benefiting directly from uncapping of places

Only 17 per cent of Ucas questionnaire’s 85,000 respondents understood government’s flagship exercise designed to improve student choice 

The Oakland Promise, like a number of local schemes in the US, aims to be a ‘cradle to career’ programme moving more of the city’s children into higher education. John Morgan visits California to assess it

Admissions overhaul could trigger wider insistence on mathematics prerequisites

Life prospects for children who have been through the care system are dire, but with better support, higher education could be their salvation, says Patricia Walker 

France’s new ‘Parcoursup’ system for university entry is intensifying the nation’s historical agonies over whether selectivity is compatible with é²µ²¹±ô¾±³Ùé, says Louise Lyle

The push to admit more students from ethnic backgrounds should not be seen as a chore but as a valuable opportunity to update curricula, says Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett

Widely varying tuition fees and financial aid programmes prevent students from making fully informed decisions, and policymakers from understanding the effects of interventions, say Ross Finnie, Richard Mueller and Arthur Sweetman

Analysis finds black students significantly more likely to have their applications investigated and cancelled

Scheme introduced as figures show most US colleges have seen a fall in number of international applications

Government backs report proposals to increase regional people’s participation

Australian National University introduces early applications and ‘whole-person’ tests in latest snub to ATAR

International recruitment set to rise in Australia as visa applications rebound

For all the criticism it gets, the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank remains a cheap and efficient selection system that plausibly links entry criteria to academic outcomes, says Andrew Norton

Drop driven by fall in number of mature, part-time and non-degree seeking students in past year

State school students more likely to apply for highly competitive courses, says university report

Recommended applicants tend to be more active members of community and give more generously as alumni, says US research

Conor Ryan says students should apply to university once they know their A-level grades

Overseas students’ academic potential is hobbled if their English does not far exceed current thresholds, says Danijela Trenkic

There are now more women than men in higher education worldwide. While it would appear to be a victory for gender equality, this imbalance also highlights boys’ educational underachievement. Ellie Bothwell reports

Fears over international impact of UT Tyler’s decision, with Nepalese applicants hardest hit

But Grattan Institute report urges government, institutions to steer those unlikely to finish towards cost-saving early exit