Many students paying higher tuition fees consider courses poor value

A third of first- and second-year students in England, paying up to £9,000 fees, consider their course poor or very poor value for money, according to findings from a student experience survey

What happens to your body if you study all night?

Students regularly 'pull all-nighters'. But beware: sleep deprivation can do serious damage

White House pushes universities to improve handling of sexual assault

Obama administration task force announces proposals after finding one in five students are the victim of assault

Choosing a college? Look into campus rape rankings before you start packing

Jaclyn Friedman: Every big school has a rape problem. But when administrators discourage victims from reporting, potential students need to ask tougher questions

Gay men warned on risks of ‘chemsex’

Denis Campbell: First British study of 'chemsex' reveals gay men taking serious risks with their health and with HIV after using drugs

America’s universities: where you’re all too likely to be sexually assaulted

Sofie Karasek: How many more victims have to speak out before US universities and the federal government take meaningful action?

Why academics need to get moving

The brain is part of the body so why do universities operate largely from the neck up? Let's move on, says MC Schraefel

Even sex-crazed students can’t catch this many STIs in a year

Michael Marshall: Freshers may have a lot of sex, but the claim that a quarter will catch a sexually transmitted infection is preposterous

Dyslexic students like me need more support at university

Some universities are better at supporting dyslexic students than others, writes a student blogger

New play focuses on spectre of suicide in Northern Ireland post-Troubles

Pearse Elliott drama Man in the Moon inspired by real events tackles taboo subject in republican west Belfast, writes Henry McDonald