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 ...

British students expect to have to fill out 24 job applications before landing a job

More students are cooking from scratch than getting takeaways.  A new YouGov Reports publication has suggested that the traditional image of students being unable to fend for themselves when living away from home may be out of date, with increasing numbers ditching the fast-food lifestyle for food cooked by themselves. ...

New YouGov Profiles data reveals today's university students are mainly interested in left-wing issues – but on core economic matters they are actually to the right of the public

More Britons do oppose them, however, than other kinds of student groups

The vast majority of the British public say relationships between teachers and students under and of-age are unacceptable – but the nation is divided on whether of-age relationships should be illegal Teacher Jeremy Forrest has been found guilty of abducting a fifteen year old schoolgirl – a pupil who says ...

Half of students also want to receive face to face teaching next term – currently most are only taught online

John Humphrys asks: are foreign students benefiting Britain? Immigration has become one of the hottest issues in British politics. It is in largely responsible for UKIP’s recent successes and will stay at the forefront of political argument in the months leading up to next May’s general election. But Lord Heseltine, ...