By Harriet Swain. With the price of university halls or digs doubling in a decade, we look at the pros and cons of living with your parents while studying. More...
A question of etiquette: do you hold the door for others?
By Marc Abrahams. Whether one person holds a door open for another is not simply a question of etiquette, says a study by Joseph P Santamaria and David A Rosenbaum of Pennsylvania State University. No, they say. Nothing simple about it. More...
'I paid off my student loan but the deductions won’t stop'
By Nicole Blackmore. Lauren Smith scrimped and saved to pay off her student loan quickly – but they continued to dock her pay. Read more...
Should the modern man bother going to university?
By Andrew Shanahan. The male university student is a species in decline. So is it better for young men to skip higher education altogether, asks Andrew Shanahan. Read more...
University of Cambridge to hire 'professor of Lego'
By Agency. Cambridge's general board recommends for the Lego professorship "of play in education, development and learning". Read more...
'Prospective students should stop chasing a high salary'
By James Gold. Enthusiasm for your subject at university will stand you in better stead later in life than picking a degree for its earning potential, says James Gold. Read more...
Which degree should you study to get rich quick?
By Lauren Davidson. If you want to be earning the big bucks within five years of graduating, what degree should you choose. Read more...
Graduates and non-graduates wages gap narrows, official figures show
By Agency. The wages gap between those with and without a degree is narrowing, new data reveals. Read more...
Students think finding a job 'is impossible', survey finds
By Javier Espinoza. Half of university students think finding a job they like will be either ‘challenging’ or 'impossible' as pessimism doubles in two years. Read more...
Historic vote ends same-sex teaching at Oxford
By Nicola Harley. The last all-male institution, St Benet's Hall, at Oxford University has voted unanimously to admit women ending single-sex education at Oxford. Read more...