From Aladdin Sane to Ziggy Stardust, Will Brooker will spread different personas throughout the year to better understand the 70s artist

In the three years between 2010 and 2013, student rent prices rose at almost double the rate of the wider rental market. The NUS is calling for rent controls to combat the “crisis”

Eight UK universities have been given the award by the Equality Challenge Unit, which also honours institutions for gender equality

At least 68 staff will be made redundant as the University of Manchester outsources some of its IT Services. Staff will be laid off if not enough choose to leave voluntarily

Maude, a popular zoological attraction in the 1930s and 40s, is the result of the breeding of a male tiger and female lion

Rising numbers of successful EU applicants and the lifting of the cap on intake has seen more than 400000 successful applicants this A-level results day

The De Montfort University Vice-Chancellor has been criticised for not consulting students and ignoring the PM’s voting record before making him a Companion of the university

The line ups for Warehouse Project’s Autumn season have been revealed

The Strokes roll out the hits whilst Blur perform a career spanning spet

“Guesstimated” exam results resulting in hundreds of thousands of lodged appeals could cause a nightmare for students dealing with the time constraints of university applications

It found “no evidence” that performance at academic level was representative of job performance, and aims to open the door to bright applicants from all backgrounds

In his campaign manifesto to become Leader of the Labour Party, Andy Burnham has stated that he will commit Labour to a graduate tax for students in academic and technical education

Beat-Herder is a true treasure and triumph of the North

Students from the poorest households will now graduate with £13000 more debt than before the Conservative Budget

Matthew Staite speaks to Felix White of the Maccabees about new album Marks To Prove It, returning to the live scene, and how releasing new music is still a nervous affair

Lovebox thrives for another year

Sir Alex Ferguson will be interviewed on stage at the Bridgewater Hall on 25th September as part of his new book release

The Mayfield Depot has its last hurrah

Indulging Les Claypool’s obsession for everything Wonka, Primus perform a 3-hour set including a full rendition of the Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory soundtrack

Sub-Lingual Tablet is a statement that stands on its own