Peter Tatchell: ‘Attacks from the left are incredibly painful’

The lifelong activist says he’s been beaten up 300 times and had 50 bricks through his window. But he tells how his most dispiriting clashes – such as the ongoing NUS row – have been those with other gay rights campaigners

Fitbit used to track students’ physical activity at Oral Roberts University

Private school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, says bracelet it uses doesn’t contain GPS tracker but still monitors students at all hours as part of ‘whole person education’

Mindfulness: the craze sweeping through schools is now at a university near you

Even Cambridge is offering sessions to combat an increase in student stress. But is mindfulness, as some critics insist, just a silly fad?

No one sees how hard it is for students with an invisible illness

When you look at me you might not see anything wrong. But I’m actually suffering with a chronic illness that makes me feel different to my friends

John Forrester obituary

Historian and philosopher who wrote extensively on Freud and psychoanalysis

Studying spurred me on through pregnancy and tragedy at university

When I found out I was pregnant I almost blacked out. But I knew I had to finish my degree and provide my daughter with a future

Yes, you can crawl out of your first-year depression at university

University may well be a petri dish of potential suffering, but by seeking help from the counselling service and escaping the student bubble, you can get through it

The Guardian view on sex education: it’s all about respect

Editorial: It sounds far-fetched but starting sex education at primary school could be the key to transforming the grisly experiences of freshers’ week

How much can you really learn while you’re asleep?

If the apps are to be believed, you can learn to find love or brush up your golf skills while sleeping. Neuroscientist Jordan Gaines Lewis explains the facts behind the fiction

Overstretched at uni? Use yoga to sweat out your study stress

Whether you’re finding it hard to focus or you need time out from the stress that university life can bring, yoga could benefit you