Drug-taking is less prevalent on campus than students think

Students believe their friends are all experimenting with drugs, but survey shows that's not true

Surviving freshers’ flu: student health questions answered

Our health expert answers your questions on everything from freshers' flu and hangovers to diet and STDs

'Sometimes, as I patrol the room, I look down and witness a disaster in the making, with lots of crossings-out'

A new survey suggests that fewer students are practising safe sex than at this time last year. Oliver Brann analyses the results

• Many students are critical of sex education at school• A quarter want sexual health information on campus

You think you have no time to cook. But eating well in the run-up to exams could boost your grades

University counselling services are the first port of call for students in the grip of anxiety or depression – but will they survive funding cuts?

Recreational drugs have mutated from mood-enhancing to bladder-destroying. And no one seems to care

Julia Raeside: Student life in a shared house sounds like a stale scenario, but the Peep Show writers have rustled up a tastier dish

Health Protection Agency to highlight dangers as college lifestyle allows infection to spread quickly, say experts