What to do once you've received those university offers

Employers want graduates to be fully prepared for the world of work

It had to happen sooner or later, but it's nothing to worry about

If you’ve underachieved and failed to meet your targets, why not have another go at your exams, says Lucy Tobin

For all families life can get complicated when you’re waiting for A-level results. Liz Lightfoot talks to Roberta Georghiou and her daughters Tabitha and Helena about how they coped with dropped grades, sibling rivalry and having a headmistress as a mother

Georgi Mabee, 23, studied a National Council for the Training of Journalists pre-entry photojournalism course at The Sheffield College.

Take a closer look at the breadth of subject matter covered as part of a digital media degree.

Our league table shows why sporty students should head for the Midlands.

The varsity match traditionally conjures up images of Oxbridge students doing battle on the rugby field or the cricket pitch. But a new university league table published by The Independent reveals that the true clash of the university titans would be between Loughborough and Bath.

Degrees now offer much more than an academic element.

Col. 1, Regional rank;
Col. 2, University;
Col. 3 National Rank

The main table was compiled by giving each of the 113 universities a score on nine measures. Two of the measures, student satisfaction and research assessment were accorded more importance than the other seven by being given a weighting of 1.5. All data is for 2006-7 unless otherwise stated.

Col. 1, Subject;
Col. 2, Graduate employment or self-employment;
Col. 3, Non-graduate employment or self-employment