Quarter of students say their rent alone greatly exceeds their student loan – leaving nothing for living expenses

In 2012/13, students studying at universities in Britain collectively owed almost £20bn

While four in ten students back funding universities out of general taxation, a similar proportion support sticking with fees

New YouGov research finds no evidence that students are more likely to want to see speakers banned

Ahead of the new university year, YouGov has released a new University Catering report, which explores students’ financial situation as well as their eating habits and preferences.  The key finding from the report is that although the majority of students are struggling financially or just getting by, there ...

Labour has a solid lead on protecting the interests of university students – but are tied with the Tories on universities themselves

With the university term now at an end, we explore a recent YouGov Reports study into student finances, which reveals that although students do factor in the price of attending university when deciding to go or not, they still value the education they receive above the cost it takes to ...

But many students know someone whose drinking habits concern them

There was a time when the financing of universities and what students should pay to attend them were among the dullest issues in politics.

Stress and anxiety are making day to day life difficult for hundreds of thousands of students

Perhaps you picture fire extinguishers being thrown, or students hanging off the Cenotaph. Perhaps you think of today’s cabinet, having patiently networked through PPE and Bullingdon and Oxford, biding their time ready to special-advise their way into power. Either way you’d be surprised if students had any serious or sustained ...

Most students say coronavirus has made making friends more difficult, while two in five say they’ve always or often felt lonely this term

With the university term now at an end, we explore a recent YouGov Reports study into student finances, which reveals that although students do factor in the price of attending university when deciding to go or not, they still value the education they receive above the cost it takes to ...