RIP maintenance grants. It’s one more move to keep the poor from education As a student from a low-income background, I relied on my grant. Now we risk becoming a country in which only the privileged can go to university
Elizabeth Spillius obituary Psychoanalyst who brought the ideas of Melanie Klein to a new generation of analysts, therapists, social workers and students
Help! I’m a postgrad: how to combat the stress of doing a master’s Deadlines are looming, you’re broke, and student parties are a distant memory. Being a postgrad is tough at times, but you don’t have to suffer in silence
A letter to … my parents, who don’t know their golden child is cracking up The letter you always wanted to write
Sex education in schools ‘unfit’ for smartphone generation, survey finds Half of 914 people aged 16-24 surveyed by Terrence Higgins Trust rated sex education they received as poor or terrible
How to teach … body image Students face a world full of unhealthy images and pressure about how they look. Here’s how you can help them cope
How physical exercise makes your brain work better Research shows different activities have quite specific mental effects – here’s how moving your body could sharpen your ideas
I’ve seen how our jails wreck human potential. Reform will take courage Reoffending costs £13bn a year – and giving inmates an education is the best way to prevent it, says a member of the Coates review panel
Surge in teenagers self-poisoning renews mental health concerns Almost two in three poisonings are intentional – up 50% in past 20 years – with young women most affected, data shows
The doctor warning 15-year-olds about their declining fertility With one in seven couples facing problems conceiving, IVF expert Geeta Nargund is taking her message into the classroom