News - April, 2008

The number of young people who think they will go on to higher education is the highest recorded, a survey has found.

Two students have won £20,000 after winning a prestigious entrepreneurs’ award.

Customers could be refunded billions of pounds worth of overdraft charges, after the UK’s biggest banks lost a landmark case today.

Students now pay an average of £61.48 a week for their rent, according to new research.

A grammar school pupil who was rejected by Oxford University, despite a prediction of five As at A-level, has won a £100,000 scholarship to study at Harvard.

Requirements for getting into Cambridge usually include As at A-level, a good personal statement and a winning interview technique.

Graduates who can communicate well and work as part of a team are more sought-after than those with brilliant degrees, new research has suggested.

An increasing number of students entering university are signing contracts, which could even include restrictions on what to wear.

One in three parents will help their child financially to get on the property ladder, according to new research.

Five British women were killed in a road accident in Ecuador this weekend; four of them were on their pre-university gap years.

Students are concerned their degrees will not help them stand out in the job market, and don’t provide enough value for money, a report has revealed.

Universities hold significant doubts about the quality of league tables, but are strongly influenced by their position in them, according to a new study.

Universities will have to be more open about how they choose students to prove they are not biased, the government has said.

Graduates who take low-level jobs after university as a ‘stop gap’ may be damaging their career prospects, a study has found.

Students could soon be paying more in tuition fees and taking out greater loans to cover them, a report has warned today.

Wes Streeting has today been elected as the new president of the National Union of Students.

Lads' mags could be bad for your health, a study has found.