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How to do good and have fun
17 October 2002
Young people caught in this summer's A-level fiasco may decide to take a last-minute gap year. Diana Hinds looks at some of the options available

Why scuba diving beats shelf stacking
30 May 2002
Some students worry that a gap year will penalise them in the job market. Not so, says Robin Ash

Experience work today, dream about tomorrow
04 April 2002
Many students try their hand at work placement, but how can you be sure you learn more than coffee-making skills?

Take the law into your own hands
04 April 2002
A postgraduate course in law can be a useful practical asset for a variety of professionals, from doctors to oil industry workers, says Emma Haughton

First impressions, perfect places
07 March 2002
Open days can play a vital role in reassuring nervous students and helping them choose the right university, says Mary Braid

What does a decline in maths really add up to?
07 March 2002
With single honours maths degrees being axed for lack of applicants, are we beginning to witness the slow death of a core subject?

Pull your socks up FE, or else...
07 March 2002
Today, in a keynote speech on further education, Margaret Hodge unveils her solutions to failings in the sector.

Comment: Tom Wilson
07 March 2002
'Lecturers are just teaching more bored middle-class kids with two bad A-levels'

In my opinion: Figures should guide policy
05 March 2002
Recent statistics about mobile phone thefts, domestic violence and car-jackings have been published to a cacophony of calls for resignations, more police officers, more punishment and fewer statisticians.

Time to re-assess role of universities
05 March 2002
It seems odd that in a knowledge economy where intellectual and knowledge work have become so important, universities are struggling as never before for economic survival.

Gap years for all
04 March 2002
Gap years are too important to be the sole preserve of the young. Whatever your age, a year off provides an ideal opportunity to evaluate your life and, if necessary, alter course for the future.

Here's to degrees that get you jobs
21 February 2002
Today, a new scheme showcases courses that train students for work. Roderick Floud explains why universities are no ivory towers

Comment: Andrew Oswald
21 February 2002
'I begin to realise how behind the times we are at British universities'

Meet another iron lady called Margaret...
21 February 2002
It's been nine months since Margaret Hodge became minister for higher education. How is she coping with the daunting task of getting half of young people to go to university?

Wales likely to bring back student grants
12 February 2002
The Welsh Assembly is expected to announce the return of student grants today.

Students face rental traps
09 February 2002
Don't sign away your life on a contract - you have choices, says Fiona Brandhorst

Great student bar, shame about the lecturers...
07 February 2002
Students have won the right to comment on the quality of the teaching at university. And they are to to get an ombudsman for complaints. Is this, asks Lucy Hodges, a real shift of power on campus?

Time to train the supervisors
06 February 2002
When postgraduates have problems with the academics who supervise them, it can be disastrous. The key lies in the training, says Emma Haughton

Brenda Gourley: We need equity in education
05 February 2002
'The Open University must play a larger part in changing society'

Dip a toe in the ocean of knowledge
05 February 2002
Try an OU short course in 2002, says Margaret Johnson

Summer Jobs in Britain and Overseas
31 January 2002
What do you want to do this summer? Different people hope for different things from the long vacation. Some people want to earn money to settle debts or save towards next year's costs; some may want to do something useful through voluntary work; some may want a job that will look good on their CV and perhaps even lead towards an eventual career; some might want to go abroad to practise their languages; others may simply want to get away from home and do something interesting.

Temping in London can open up a world of opportunities
31 January 2002
Many school leavers spend at least some of their gap year travelling before embarking on further study at university or beginning their chosen career.

Curriculum 2000: Changing your entry into higher education
31 January 2002
The traditional 'three A level' applicant is unlikely to provide the norm for future progression to university, argues Jill Johnson, Head of the Curriculum and Development Department at UCAS

Learning verve
31 January 2002
Karen Johnson, executive editor for BBC Schools TV and Radio, shows how to start the academic year as you mean to go on.

Choosing a University
31 January 2002
Time to dismiss doubts and make firm choices about what you'll be studying next year - and where