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Cheap student travel: The low-down

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With a bit of thought, and this guide, it is possibel for students to travel cheaply.

The end of beans on toast

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Using a lack of money as an excuse to give up on sourcing tasty, unusual and healthy food, is just lazy, quite frankly. Read on to find out why you'll never have to look a tin of tuna in the face again.

Uni applicants checked on Facebook

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Pictures of festive drunken excesses or risqué status updates on your Facebook profile might be damaging your chances of getting into a top university.

Music tastes ‘define’ personality

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Where do you look for the clues to someone’s personality? Their iPod and CV collection, according to researchers.

When in Rome, do as students do (and save money)

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Looking for a getaway from campus? Alice McBrearty recommends the Eternal City, and demonstrates how to explore Rome while on a budget.

To campus, or not to campus. Is this the question?

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Choosing a university to spend the next three or four years of your life at isn't easy. But working out if you want to be at a campus university or not will give you a good start.

Initiations condemned by NUS

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A video depicting an initiation ritual for a student society has sparked debates about whether the popular ceremonies are in fact forms of institutionalized bullying.

Calling on the bank of mum and dad

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Find it difficult to ask your parents for financial help? What if you were stuck in New York City with a mere few dollars to your name? Lucinda Farrington found her pride very nearly led to a fall.

Laughing – and ironing – in the face of danger

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Does your life need a shot of adrenaline? Fancy launching yourself off (high) inanimate objects? Or hurtling at high speeds down mountains? Chris Malone explores the world of extreme sports.

Is a graduate scheme right for you?

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Graduate employers spend large amounts of time attracting and recruiting some of the UK’s best young talent from universities. Is joining one of these employers the right option for you and your career?

Money Doctors sent to help struggling students

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A team of ‘Money Doctors’ is being sent out among UK universities to help hard-up students.

An enterprising education

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Is the US more entrepreneurial than the UK? This certainly seems the case among students. Helen Andrew investigates why.

Thai curry equals 'better sex'

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The humble Thai green curry could be your secret to a better sex life, it has been claimed.

Sciences ‘a grade harder' than arts

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Students are being put off Science subjects at A-level because they are harder to get top marks in, it has been found.

Facespooks?

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MI6 has taken the unusual measure of advertising job opportunities for graduates on popular social networking site Facebook.

Union Manager Resigns

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Position ‘untenable’ following guilty plea to theft allegations Ex-Operations Manager facing three charges of theft from former employer

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Universities reject ‘soft’ A-levels

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The choice of what A-levels you take may be just as important as the grades you get, new plans from Cambridge and the London School of Economics suggest.

The secret of societies

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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And, frankly, less employable, with fewer skills, and without a decent social life. We delve into the world of societies and sports clubs to help you avoid this fate.

Flirting ‘can lead to rape’, say students

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Women who flirt are partly to blame if they get raped, according to almost half of students polled in a survey.