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

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

Efua Dorkenoo OBE, the ‘incredible African female warrior’, has died

Dorkenoo’s lifelong dream of a global, Africa-led movement against FGM was realised just a week before her death

Campus nightmare: female students on the rise of sexual harassment

Photographed in their beds, shamed on social media – and, for some female students, that’s just the beginning. So what are British universities doing about sexual harassment and assaults on campus? Sally Williams investigates

Applying to uni: a guide for students with disabilities

All universities are set up for students with disabilities, but try to visit the one you choose to see for yourself

Studying for a humanities PhD can make you feel cut off from humanity

We need to talk about how to prevent solitude from slipping into isolation, says Michael Perfect, who offers his five top tips

Running and academia: the intellectual aspect of pounding the pavements

At the first International Festival of Running, academics gathered to explore the scientific, spiritual, cultural and political sides of running. Alex Lockwood reports

No, I’m not a drug addict – I’m diabetic

People can get the wrong impression when you inject yourself at university, writes a student blogger

Don’t lecture students about alcohol when austerity will hurt them most

Nat Rutherford: Students might be forgiven for resorting to binge-drinking as they are amassing an average £40,000 worth of debt