By Grace Rahman. If student cliches are to be believed, university life once resembled an all-expenses-paid trip to a new town, where you could expect to meet your life partner, go on some marches, and turn up to a few exams right at the end. More...
Of course I went to university – that’s the ‘immigrant effect’
By . Growing up in London, I saw child-rearing practices from all over. But our parents all had one focus: education was valued as a route out of poverty. More...
Government urged to protect EU Erasmus student exchange scheme
By Lisa O'Carroll. Calls for Brexit minister David Davis to safeguard programme, which allows students to study in EU for free for a year. More...
University students across UK prepare for wave of rent strikes
By Rebecca Ratcliffe. Protests to be used as bargaining tool against ‘extortionate rents’ after increase of almost 20% in two years. More...
Universities fear UK's global reputation in jeopardy due to Brexit
By Jessica Elgot. University vice-chancellors fear the UK’s global reputation for higher education and research is already at risk after the vote to leave the EU, with more than 80% of university chiefs surveyed saying they believed the risk to funding would be “considerable”. More...
What are the pressures of being a modern student?
By Guardian readers. With university tuition fees trebling since 2012 we’d like to hear what’s expected of students today. More...
Cut-throat academia leads to 'natural selection of bad science', claims study
By Hannah Devlin. Scientists incentivised to publish surprising results frequently in major journals, despite risk that such findings are likely to be wrong, suggests research. More...
50 Under 50 ranking: the best young universities in the world
By Helen Lock. The latest list sees Asian and Australian institutions excel, as well as those with science and tech expertise. More...
Teachers, your local university could be the best resource you'll ever have
By Tamsin Rutter. From Tudor history workshops to DNA research, teachers are teaming up with academics to inspire young people. More...
Some universities need to triple mental health services funding, says report
By Sally Weale. Higher Education Policy Institute says scale of mental health problem among university students is bigger then ever. More...