Help! I’m a postgrad: how to combat the stress of doing a master’s

Deadlines are looming, you’re broke, and student parties are a distant memory. Being a postgrad is tough at times, but you don’t have to suffer in silence

A letter to … my parents, who don’t know their golden child is cracking up

The letter you always wanted to write

Sex education in schools ‘unfit’ for smartphone generation, survey finds

Half of 914 people aged 16-24 surveyed by Terrence Higgins Trust rated sex education they received as poor or terrible

How to teach … body image

Students face a world full of unhealthy images and pressure about how they look. Here’s how you can help them cope

How physical exercise makes your brain work better

Research shows different activities have quite specific mental effects – here’s how moving your body could sharpen your ideas

I’ve seen how our jails wreck human potential. Reform will take courage

Reoffending costs £13bn a year – and giving inmates an education is the best way to prevent it, says a member of the Coates review panel

Surge in teenagers self-poisoning renews mental health concerns

Almost two in three poisonings are intentional – up 50% in past 20 years – with young women most affected, data shows

The doctor warning 15-year-olds about their declining fertility

With one in seven couples facing problems conceiving, IVF expert Geeta Nargund is taking her message into the classroom

Aarathi Prasad: ‘Indians hedge their bets’

Aarathi Prasad describes a push to integrate the modern ‘western’ approach with traditional systems in India such as ayurveda and yoga. But is this truly desirable?

Experience: I am 16 and live alone in the wilderness

I have an open fire and spend my evenings tanning animal and fish skins, and carving wood