In the eyes of the master
In writing his biography of an artist obsessed with seaminess and human mess, Simon Schama came to reassess his view of history. Harriet Swain reports In Rembrandt's painting, The Supper at Emmaus,...
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From Hangover to hospital
Look sharp, spot the signs Richard Cuthbert, 20, third-year marketing student, Aston University I owe my life to my flatmate because she skipped an early morning lecture. I had gone tobed early the...
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Dead funny, or what?
For student comics flooding out of universities, the jokes are about drugs and being poor. Harriet Swain reports Did you hear the one about tuition fees, the Student Loans Company and the...
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Price of a degree - hours of study and slave labour
Unions are fighting for better wages for students who have to work. Kathryn Jackson reports Last year, a 24-year-old student named Simon Jones took a job as a labourer on Shoreham docks, West Sussex...
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Well armed for a career
While some student unions have banned the army from recruiting in freshers' week, women students are queueing up to join its Officer Training Corps for the training, experience and financial help it...
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Tale from a pork pie factory
Like many students, Charles Bratton went to work during the Christmas break because he needed the money. "I couldn't have continued with my studies without a Christmas placement. The only job I could...
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Party for profit
Oxford frowns on it; Bill Gates made a million at it; Strathclyde positively encourages it. Anne Sebba reports on the UK undergraduates setting up their own companies Kate Jillings (left), 19, is...
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9.30 History Seminar 11.00 Pitch for Smith account
Oxford frowns on it; Bill Gates made a million at it; Strathclyde positively encourages it. Anne Sebba reports on the UK undergraduates setting up their own companies In 1973 Bill Gates entered...
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Bullying off: A week in the life of a hockey player
Kirsty Beaton, 20, is a third-year medical student at Cambridge University and a member of the England under-21 female hockey squad Monday A morning of lectures , then it's off to the gym for a...
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Prospects direct
With Prospects Direct, an online job search and news service, students can stay on top of the job market. Run by the Higher Education Careers Service Unit, it includes a recruitment email service...
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A double first for brains and brawn
The growth of sports education should be good news for Britain's international aspirations. But can students honestly combine academe with success on the track or field? Tom Davies reports Sports...
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Look sharp, spot the signs
Jennifer Currie talks to a mother whose student daughter died of meningitis before the government's vaccination programme was put in place Primary teacher Rita Harries was at school when the call...
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Outreach can give sex advice too
Promoting awareness of meningitis among students can be a springboard, enabling counsellors to talk to students about other concerns - from sex and drugs to stress and mental health. In halls of...
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Reflect on the inner 'I'
WHAT. Keeping study notebooks or diaries helps students and staff deepen understanding and think critically, writes Jennifer Moon. WHAT. Students can reflect on their studies. Lecturers can use them...
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A parental figure when you leave home
Tom Hodgkinson, 21, third-year maths,Glasgow University Everyone needs a personal tutor. They are the parental figure you need when you move away from home, someone you can turn to when you get into...