Clearing guide: Get the most out of your results

Where do you want to study? Read our complete guide to all the colleges and universities in Britain. 

What to study - find out here with our exhaustive guide to the major courses.

What with their student loans barely covering the high cost of living these days, more and more students are taking part-time work to beat debt.

When Oliver Lewis opened his English literature A-level paper he found himself facing a passage from Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure, in which a farmer's daughter throws "a piece of flesh, the characteristic part of a barrow-pig" at Jude to attract his attention. It was enough to throw Lewis too.

Ruth King is currently in the second year of a Masters in computer science at the University of Warwick. A single phone call landed her a place through Adjustment, but her story began much earlier in an academic career that had already prepared her to adapt to changing circumstances.

Over the next few weeks, teenagers and families across the country will be celebrating good A-level results, or commiserating with each other and worrying about the future, so it's important to have your act together now.

What are your options after college or sixth form? Three students chose three very different paths after completing their A-Levels.

When your first student loan payment arrives in your new student bank account it can feel like you've just won the lottery...

Money is an international preoccupation - and never more so than in the midst of a recession. For new students, it's never been more crucial to stay on top of finances.

The new fees structure for students at state-funded universities has been debated ad infinitum since it was announced back in October 2010 - it's a complicated system, and there's still a great deal of general confusion.

Not many people think about insurance - but with theft an ever-present danger in big, unfamiliar cities, tech-loving students need to consider their options.

For parents, the day that their offspring leave for university is a proud one. But it's pride tinged with anxiety as your young adult steps out from the safety of the family home.