Students are sleeping in bedrooms that contain asbestos

Substance is harmless if undisturbed, but students are not warned that it is present in their rooms

How university stopped me hating my face

I was trapped in self-loathing and thought I was hideous, writes a student blogger. University life changed the way I saw myself and the world

Should schools ban packed lunches? We ask school cooks, pupils and parents

Headteachers in England are being urged to ban packed lunches to ensure children eat healthy school dinners. What do school cooks, children and their parents think of the proposal?

Students: could you turn flexitarian?

Cash-strapped students are turning into part-time vegetarians to help save money and the environment. Could you survive a whole term without meat?

Students stay silent about mental health problems, survey shows

One in five suffer psychological ill health, but most shun university counselling

Technology makes higher education accessible to disabled students

Sponsor's feature: Instead of lugging heavy textbooks about, disabled students now have the option of e-textbooks that present content in a variety of ways to suit the reader

Students and depression: the struggle to survive

The parents of two young men who took their own lives call for greater support for students who are struggling to cope. Simon Hattenstone reports

Students: just say no to sugar

Forget illegal drugs, students are overdosing on sugar. Little do they know that binging on sweet food is a serious form of substance abuse

Why a bacardigan won’t protect student drinkers from the cold

Few students realise the dangers of not wrapping up warm. Don't rely on a beer jacket to protect you on a night out

Nottingham tops student sex services league

University sexual health services ranked on access to contraception, information and advice