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Can you afford to go to yours?

Post-grad panic: I hope I made the right choice

20 Jun 2012:
If you think doing a master's is an escape from the real world, you're wrong, says Leanne Batson
Academia, stressful? Not for me!

18 Jun 2012:
There's been a lot of talk recently about the pressures of higher education. Actually, says one postgrad student, university life is a joy
Fees discount helps students study abroad

15 Jun 2012:
The UK ranks just 25th in the world for the number of students studying abroad – are we too fond of our home comforts?
What's it like to study in the Netherlands?

14 Jun 2012:
There are plenty of perks to going Dutch – even if life isn't as cheap as the news reports suggest
Teetotal students: is your social life at risk?

11 Jun 2012:
Universities are starting to recognise the needs of non-drinkers – students can be less understanding

Can you afford to go to your own graduation?

rybarnes

I'll be graduating soon from UWE. Gown: £40. 2 tickets: £60. Complete rip-off
newcrosssite

I graduated from my master's without a gown. I just turned up and said: "I haven't got enough money to hire one. Can I still graduate?" They said they couldn't stop me.
Emily West

At £50 a ticket for myself, my mum and my dad plus gown hire, we decided that the money would be better off spent going to a gig and getting a round of G&Ts in, rather than sitting in the Sports Hall at Brunel University effectively listening to the register being read out.
Philltop

Think ahead. Buy a vampire cape the Hallowe'en before. Nobody will notice. And if they do, bite them.

Mapped: Britain's young adults still living at home

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A record number of 20-34 year-olds still live at home, according to the latest Office for National Statistics research. But where do they live?
World's top 100 universities under 50: ranked by Times Higher Education

South Korea's Pohang University of Science and Technology has been ranked the best university under the age of 50. Find out which universities have made the list
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Maths teachers are in short supply, but bursaries and paid on-the-job training are helping to attract graduates
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Should medical postgrad courses teach management skills?

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Private school inspectors are now scrutinising colleges that want to admit international students. But why, asks Geoffrey Alderman
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