The number of students taking modern languages at university dropped by 12 per cent for 2012/13

Police are investigating the discovery of a woman's body in the University of East Anglia's lake

An Oxford University student is among the female journalists to receive a bomb threat on the social networking site

University of London (ULU) management has stated that the university is 'no longer willing to tolerate demonstrations' in certain areas of the campus

Unemployed male graduates outnumber unemployed female grads, recent statistics show

Work smart not hard. The maxim loved in the corporate world might also hold the key to academic success, suggests Eilidh Wagstaff

Uni is more expensive than ever right now, so here's our guide for cash-conscious students

The number of foreign students studying at UK higher institutions is expected to rise by up to 20 per cent, according to government estimates

William Shatner: The Star Trek actor starred in a science fiction film called Incubus in 2003, which was made entirely in Esperanto – but with English subtitles – in an attempt to promote the language

The language was devised 125 years ago, but to be fair it has had an up and down history

Lib dem leader Nick Clegg promised to phase out tuition fees in his party's 2010 election manifesto

Decision to raise university fees to a maximum £9,000 a year provoked biggest crisis as Lib Dem leader

An advice article for students published by insurers Endsleigh has come under heavy criticism for negative gender stereotyping

Research funding for universities has increased by around £7bn in the last two decades, according to data released by the National Audit Office

Michael Gove's new curriculum will be taught from September next year

Poll shows that less than one in seven believe the exam will still be valuable for pupils under Education Secretary's reforms

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One of the highest grossing shows in the Royal Court's history, Laura Wade's hit is now at the West End's Duke of York's Theatre. It features the elite Oxford student dining society, the Riot Club. The fictional body echoes the Bullingdon Club of Cameron, Osborne, and Boris Johnson fame.

Just 0.1  per cent of students on free school meals win places at Oxbridge, according to DfE figures

Ucas data provides evidence that women are outnumbering men at university, with young women nearly a third more likely to apply this year

Ucas data shows fewer than three in 10 white 18-year-olds have applied for degree courses this year

The fourth generation iPad previously stopped at the 64GB version

Today's technology-savvy students are taking more than £2,000 worth of possessions to university with them, according to a survey

King's College in London is the most dangerous university to study at, for area crime

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Students at Cambridge are become detached from the city and should be sent on compulsory 'city service' to help them to reconnect, councillor says

They may have just graduated, but already the Class of 2013 are plotting new ways to tackle the job market

'Sex has puzzled biologists ever since it was discovered by Darwin and Mendel,' apparently. Here are some of this year's funniest exam bloopers

Teachers should actually be encouraging Tweeting and Facebooking, according to a new survey

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In the long summer days Eleanor Doughty has discovered a new way to pass the time. Just don't tell the neighbours

Don't panic if that elusive graduate scheme's passed you by, says Sabina Usher

These celebrities seem to prove the adage that brains and beauty do go together, often in the most unusual combinations

Natasha Chowdory shares some home truths on balancing working full-time with studying for a degree

Government sceptic Katherine Burch contacted Gavin Barwell, MP for Croydon Central, to see what life in Parliament is really like

Graduation is the final university lesson in out-dated expenses and stressful encounters, says Harriet Williamson
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Rob Cole has produced TV news for decades, working on celebrities and global wars. Here's how to get his job

Eleanor Doughty reckons the National Trust's list of things to do outside before you’re 11¾ is the last word in summer fun

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With a student protester arrested in London earlier this week, Hannah Dewhirst worries that students lack the platform to make themselves heard in this country

McDonald's - of all companies - is sponsoring a training programme to encourage young people into farming careers

In the next month or so, your year's worth of dissertation hell will be over. Harriet Williamson has a few ideas on filling your time

When you get your first job, it’ll be time to start acting like a grown-up says Craig O’Callaghan

There's only one thing more terrifying than a high achiever, says Chad Greggor; and that's a high achiever who's still a teenager...

Money can be all too ready when borrowers use payday lenders

The NUS has called on UK universities s to ban adverts for payday loans. Hannah Al-Othman investigates the impact of high street and Internet lenders on students

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Even though it's already July, don't panic! There are still dozens of great places to flee to this summer

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