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
My secret life as a student Nightline volunteer
Being a faceless voice for 12 hours at a time can be hard and thankless work. But making people feel safe is the most rewarding job of all
The party’s over for young people, debt laden and risk averse
With such grave financial prospects, it’s no wonder today’s under-25s prefer jogging to drinking. To have a sense of freedom now seems illogical
‘Self-harming is behind me, but it blights many students’ lives’
Students are turning to private online communities and peer-led societies to help them break the cycle of self-harm
Peter Tatchell: ‘Attacks from the left are incredibly painful’
The lifelong activist says he’s been beaten up 300 times and had 50 bricks through his window. But he tells how his most dispiriting clashes – such as the ongoing NUS row – have been those with other gay rights campaigners
Fitbit used to track students’ physical activity at Oral Roberts University
Private school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, says bracelet it uses doesn’t contain GPS tracker but still monitors students at all hours as part of ‘whole person education’
Mindfulness: the craze sweeping through schools is now at a university near you
Even Cambridge is offering sessions to combat an increase in student stress. But is mindfulness, as some critics insist, just a silly fad?
No one sees how hard it is for students with an invisible illness
When you look at me you might not see anything wrong. But I’m actually suffering with a chronic illness that makes me feel different to my friends
John Forrester obituary
Historian and philosopher who wrote extensively on Freud and psychoanalysis
Studying spurred me on through pregnancy and tragedy at university
When I found out I was pregnant I almost blacked out. But I knew I had to finish my degree and provide my daughter with a future