Investigations into six tertiary institutions, from Southland to the Bay of Plenty, have identified more than $25 million in misappropriation. One of them, we reported this week, has been stripped of its registration.

A Kiwi whizz-kid has bought up another tertiary tutoring business and drawn the attention of NY billionaires as he cast his eyes further afield.

It's exam season and time to employ old student standbys - procrastination and distraction, writes an expert in the subject, Julie Cleaver.

"Bro culture" in many workplaces that pay men more than women means that one law student is entering the workforce with apprehension.

A former army major will graduate tomorrow for the third time as the oldest of a record number of University of Auckland students.

What we need to be talking about is the kind of learning that we think is appropriate before we get to assessment, writes Steve Maharey. Good learning begins with the curriculum.

Auckland's best and brightest are being schmoozed with $5000 sweeteners, rugby tickets and ski trips in a bid to boost student numbers in Christchurch.

Auckland University was the only local university in the top 100 in the latest QS rankings increasing gap between the country's top-rated institutes.

With three Universities in the all-important world rankings and a burgeoning international student market, Auckland has an excellent reputation for higher education.

More than one-third of Kiwi university students believe student loans will affect their decision to have children, a report reveals.

Many of our young graduates shoulder huge loans that they will pay off for some years, or head off overseas to pay off, writes Rachel Smalley.

The first task when AUT moved into its new premises in Manukau, South Auckland, was to pull down a wire barrier surrounding the site.

Exclusive: Massey health and safety investigation at Albany campus reveals chemical incident just days earlier, reports Anna Leask.

Do we need more university degrees? Josh Williams says 'no', while Derek McCormack says universities are producing more than degrees.

Urgently, we need to increase the availability and scope of apprenticeships to meet the changing demands of our economy.

A commercial tax law paper has drawn inspiration from a popular TV series posing an entertaining question about tax and illegal profit-making.

Lincoln University in Canterbury is known for its stubby-wearing students and land-based prospectus. For the first time in the university's history, females outnumber males.

Ambitious building plans by Manukau Institute of Technology that would have transformed its campuses will likely not begin for at least 10 years.

Numbers of older students are dropping and Government cuts are to blame, says the national student union and lobby group Grey Power.

We don't talk enough about how fantastic mature-aged university students are, thinks Verity Johnson.

A reduction in the fee increases tertiary institutions can charge is likely to save the average student $60 a year, but student unions say this is unlikely to help solve student debt.

University fee hikes are to be reined in by the Government - but a student union has dismissed any savings as paltry.

Otago University researchers have come out on top in health awards scooping up more than $1.8 million in funding for research.

Two of New Zealand’s top scientists have watched their daughters graduate on the same stage they were seated this week.

More than 20 per cent of students who applied but failed last year to enter university have managed to fight their way back in.

More Kiwis have formal qualifications, according to new census figures released today.

The national student union is hosting a series of conferences on tertiary education issues with students and staff.

The Australian doctor who fled to Syria to join ISIS has hit out at claims he was brainwashed into making the move in an open letter.