How to avoid fat fresher syndrome

You'll get heaps of tips, so how will you know which ones are really important? Polly Curtis spills the beans.

Deputy leader candidates vie for NUS support

Jon Cruddas looks set to become the undergraduates' favourite for the job of deputy leader of the Labour party after backing NUS calls including free prescriptions.

Call for debate on study-enhancing drugs

The UK needs a national debate on the increasing use of performance-boosting drugs in schools and universities, academic says.

Q&A: Student mental health in the UK

Debbie Andalo explains the issues surrounding mental health on university campuses, how to recognise if a student has a problem, and where to get help.

Making a (healthy) meal of it

Students learn how to avoid the latest hazard of university life: the temptation of fast food. Lucy Tobin reports.

Intensive care for non-traditional medics

Medical schools need to train a greater diversity of students, but how to get them on to the course? Harriet Swain reports.

Feed your mind

University is not usually synonymous with gastronomic heaven - but if you learn to cook, it can nourish body and soul.

NUS calls for better sexual health provision

Students to ask the public health minister to urgently tackle the growing rates of sexually transmitted infections in young people.

Inquiry recommends teacher training on self-harm

Colleges and universities must educate teachers on mental health issues to end the stigma surrounding troubled young people who harm themselves, report warns.