Universities

Students protest in London against a student loans system that already costs them some £40,000 over three years, and is set to become even more expensive, especially for those on low incomes.

The number of students going to university reaches record levels, although there are still big gaps between men and women alongside regional disparity.

Students at Warwick University are protesting after video shows police drawing a Taser and using CS spray at a protest for free education.

New figures suggest many students will never repay the debts incurred when paying for university tuition fees.

Thousands of students from across the UK meet in central London for a national day of protest, after police made 41 arrests during a student demonstration last week.

What bright ideas would light up the UK economy for you? George Osborne has set out his plan for economic recovery, but Channel 4 News wanted to find out what people on the street would like to see.

The cost of implementing the government’s hike in university tuition fees will cost the treasury six times more than what it expects to save from the move, a new report claims.

The governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King, says the economy is recovering but inflation will be higher than previously forecast.

English universities should give guaranteed interviews and lower A-level offers to poorer pupils, according to the government’s social mobility tsar.

Thousands of legitimate students are facing uncertainty, with weeks to find a new university place. But London Metropolitan University isn’t the only institution with problems.