Students arriving on campus for the first time may face virtual freshers’ week events.

Universities may group students in ‘bubbles’ with coursemates to reduce mixing

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) said support was "solid" on the first day of the biggest ever wave of strikes.

Staff at 74 universities walk out on first of 14 days of strike action

The University and College Union said its members at 74 UK universities will take part in 14 days of strike action.

More than a million students are expected to be effected by the strikes.

International students will be able to stay in the UK for two years after graduating, to find work, under new Government proposals.

The University of Derby have said the post has since been removed from Facebook.

Is a higher education still worth it in 2019 - and will it still lead to a graduate job?

Review also suggested reintroducing maintenance grants to less well-off pupils.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds says most universities have healthy balance sheets.

There are no flies on a zebra thanks to the evolution of their black and white stripes, according to scientists.

The rising proportion of top level degrees being awarded could be evidence of grade inflation.

The Department for Education says tuition fees will still work out £5,500 cheaper than for traditional three-year courses.

More than 40 university chiefs are reported to have written to the Education Secretary.

The backdrop to the start of freshers’ is one of concern that too many students are falling through the gaps - with deadly consequences.

Ministers scrapped the post-study work visa which had allowed non-EU students to stay in the UK six years ago.