Students used to take drugs to get high. Now they take them to get higher grades

The use of ‘smart drugs’ to boost mental performance is rife in British universities. So can we all benefit from ‘having an edge’, or is it just another form of cheating?

Tough new food GCSE to test pupils on poached eggs, palmiers and provenance

Examination will test pupils on culinary techniques as well as knowledge of nutrition, food traditions and kitchen safety

More US college freshmen ‘depressed’ than at any time in the past 30 years

Survey of 153,000 students hits lowest wellbeing mark ever as report calls on campuses to take action

How to survive your second term at university

By your second term you should have university life all sorted, right? Well I didn’t – here are some tips to make it through if you don’t either

Forget fad diets: sustainable food is healthier and more eco-friendly

If you want to eat in a healthier and more cost-effective way, then follow a sustainable diet of home-grown vegetables and cut down on the meat

Baroness Campbell: young people’s physical inactivity ‘bleak and worrying’

Baroness Sue Campbell, the chair of the Youth Sport Trust, says physical education and sport in schools must be prioritised if Britain is to fight back against child obesity

How to survive a medical emergency on your year abroad

A hospital visit probably isn’t on the agenda for your year abroad, but it pays to be prepared for the worst-case scenario

Don’t let chronic fatigue stop you going to university

Living with ME is tough but you can succeed if you pace yourself carefully – and ask for the adjustments you need

School pupils and hospital patients at risk of killer pollution, say MPs

Committee says it is unacceptable a whole generation could have health seriously impaired by air pollution above EU limits

Scheme offering shopping vouchers to mothers who breastfeed to be extended

The UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world but pilot scheme suggests offering vouchers can help takeup