Student loan delays 'may reoccur'
England's student loans and grants system is at "substantial" risk of being hit by delays again this year, a government watchdog has warned.
National Union of Students president Wes Streeting said students would feel "sick to their stomachs" at the prospect of a repeat of last year's delays.
The Big Question: Is Britain's international ranking in higher education likely to fall?
For the first time since Labour came to power university budgets are being cut. According to allocations this week from the Higher Education Funding Council (Hefce), the body that handles university funding in England for the Government, three-quarters of English universities are facing real-term cuts as a result of the squeeze on public finances.
The National Union of Students is warning of a "summer of chaos" as the cuts are combine with a clamour for places.
More students, but who will pay?
Hundreds of thousands of applicants are set to be disappointed - a problem made even deeper by the funding cuts being announced, with student leaders forecasting a "summer of chaos"
The National Union of Students has been pushing for an income-related graduate payment system.
University students expect to graduate with debts in excess of £15000
Half of all university students in the UK expect to graduate with more than £15,000 of debt, according to research published today.
Wes Streeting, president of the NUS, said students were leaving university with record levels of debt at a time when graduate job prospects were at an all-time low.
"These eye-watering sums are small fry compared with the ambition of many university leaders to double tuition fees after the general election," he said.
"Given that so many students and their families are already finding it extremely difficult to cope with the financial pressures of higher education, it is astonishing that such demands are given such credence."
Many female students suffer assault
One in seven female students has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault, a damning report has found.
The Hidden Marks study, by the National Union of Students (NUS), reveals the scale of violence, harassment and stalking experienced by women students, and the concerns some have for their safety.
One in seven female students attacked, survey finds
One in seven female students has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault, a study suggests. More than four in 10 said they thought they would be blamed, the study on behalf of the National Union of Students (NUS) found.
NUS women's officer Olivia Bailey said the report was a "wake-up call".
She said: "It is extremely disturbing that so many women students are assaulted and harassed while at university or college, and it is particularly worrying that the perpetrators in many of these cases are fellow students
A quarter of female students have been sexually assaulted
One in four female students has been sexually assaulted, a damning report revealed yesterday. And one in seven has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault.
The report by the National Union of Students is based on a poll of more than 2,000 female students in Britain. It calls for zero-tolerance to harassment and violence and a common policy among all institutions to tackle violence against women.
Salaries soar for heads of British universities
The income of thousands of the most senior British academics has soared over the past decade, far outstripping growth in average lecturers' pay, according to a Guardian inquiry.
Wes Streeting, president of the National Union of Students, said today: "The fact they are giving themselves and other managers huge pay rises will raise questions about whether students' money is being well spent."