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, there are alternatives

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

Graduation is the final university lesson in out-dated expenses and stressful encounters, says Harriet Williamson

It's subtle, it's intellectual, and it should be on the university curriculum, says Eleanor Doughty

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

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

When I applied for university in 2009 I was sure it was the right thing to be doing – mainly because the additional qualification would surely convince potential employers that basic things like typing my own name in Microsoft Word were not beyond my comprehension, but also because with any luck by the time I graduated all this “recession” nonsense would be a thing of the past.

Immanuel Kant's vision of a federation of peaceful nations must have seemed like a distant dream from his idyllic Prussian village. Indeed after his death in 1804, wars would blight the continent of Europe shattering entire political systems and the millions of lives of Europeans aching for some semblance of peace and tranquillity in their lives.

The exam beard oozes intellectual machismo and is a great soother in times of stress

Arts budgets have been cut around the country, but culture only gets more important as recession hits home

Twitter has rightfully been praised for fostering an explosion of citizen journalism, but worthwhile content on the forum seems the exception to the rule.

High street stores can’t hope to match the internet on price and diversity of product, but what they can do is provide great service

Nigel Farage has a point when it comes to the absurdity of the EU

As residents of a regenerated Newcastle appreciate, culture is not a luxurious extra-curricular for the privileged, it's a reflection of who we all are