For more than 100 years the National Union of Students has been the mouthpiece for university students but now, despite warnings of the consequences o...

The number of UK students applying to university has risen by almost 3% compared with last year and has prompted mixed reactions as the figure is stil...

The student calendar is usually defined by protests and exams, and the odd moment of debauchery. But this year has thrown up a host of controversia...

A peaceful student protest, which saw thousands march through London streets, took a nasty turn after angry students forced the National Union of Stud...

The National Union of Students' vice president has apologised for suggesting "offensive" chants for Wednesday's student protest, including one calling...

A group of students is dismissing plans for a peaceful protest and threatening to march on parliament, after describing the #Demo2012 rally as "too ta...

For many years, student demonstrations have been characterised simply as marches against tuition fees, but this year's protest looks likely to set a n...

The president of the National Union of Students has revealed his concern that this year's student protests will echo the violence of 2010, when angry ...

The UK's top universities have warned they will need more public funding if they are to continue to compete with institutions around the world. The...

The London route students will march during the November protests to "stand up for their future" has been revealed by the National Union of Students. ...

International students have been told by a High Court judge they can temporarily continue their studies at London Metropolitan University. The anno...

London Metropolitan University is to appear in court on Friday to legally challenge the government's controversial revocation of its sponsorship licen...

The brightest minds are now asking not how their studies might enlighten them, or how the accumulation of knowledge might benefit humanity; but instead they are asking how it will help them find a job, or how it will aid them in paying off their swelling debts.

This is not a good time to be a student in college or university. Stories about soaring youth unemployment and scarce opportunities for graduates pepper the news bulletins. Ours is a generation with less of an idea of how our lives will pan out than any before us. No wonder we feel cheated.

Students have announced fresh plans for a national demonstration amid growing concerns about youth unemployment, public sector cuts and "attacks" on t...

In recent years, however, the NUS has been relegated to a back seat when important political discussions are happening. To me the Union is becoming increasingly defeatist at a time when students should be becoming increasingly politicised.

Students are staging a national day of action on Wednesday in protest at the hike in tuition fees and will boycott university lectures across the coun...

An independent commission has been established to monitor the impact of increased university fees in England over the next three years, it was announc...

It's very easy for a college or university student to feel unable to change things. They may feel like an insignificant onlooker when it comes to big issues such as global politics, social inequality and racism, or even when it comes to comparatively 'small' issues such as student housing, bursaries and career guidance.

Universities will see a drop in entrance rates when higher tuition fees are imposed in 2012, potentially threatening less well-established institution...

The government has come under further pressure to reform university admissions after new figures indicated 80% of A-level students competing for a pla...