News - August, 2008

Ruthless university professors have gone on the attack by publicising their students’ worst exam mistakes.

Manchester has the highest rates of self harm in Europe, a new study has found.

Female students are racking up much more credit card debt than the boys, new research suggests.

What does living at university actually cost? New research has found out.

The NUS is under fire for failing to deal with accusations of racism within the organisation, it has been reported.

Staff and students from St Andrews University have reunited Donald Wylie, 33, with a message in a bottle he sent at the age of 11.

Hundreds of people attempted to attend the V Festival last weekend only to find they had been cheated out of their tickets, it has been reported.

A record medal haul for the GB rowing team over the weekend was underpinned by the success of students and graduates, according to British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS).

Students are set to endure the most expensive academic year to date, according to research from the Open University.

Drinking a can of Red Bull a day can increase young people’s risk of heart attack, researchers have warned.

This year’s A-level students have achieved the best exam results on record, as thousands pick up top grades today.

Northern cities such as Liverpool and Sunderland have failed, and their residents should move south, a Tory think-tank has concluded.

The stereotype of boozy Brits abroad seems unlikely to die down soon, after new figures have shown the number of British holidaymakers getting arrested has increased.

Students are paying almost 20% more for accommodation than they were four years ago, according to new research.

A Masters graduate has turned down take a £100,000 job in the City in order to become a qualified plasterer.

Support for gender equality could be waning, research from Cambridge University suggests.

Almost half of the earth’s primates are in danger of becoming extinct, experts have warned.

The stereotype of the lazy student, playing all night and sleeping all day, has been shattered by research showing students are working harder than ever.