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The University of Huddersfield has the highest proportion of academic staff with a known teaching qualification, out of 130 universities in England.

The People & Planet University League, published since 2007, ranks 150 UK universities on the basis of their green credentials, measuring both commitment and performance.

Topping the list (for the third time) is Manchester Metropolitan University.

This year, universities and schools are reporting what seems to be a spike in tuition payment scams targeting college and university students. International students in particular appear to be a target for bad players trying to take advantage of unsuspecting young adults and their families navigating a variety of new situations in unfamiliar surroundings.

It will come as no surprise to most people that the real estate market news magazine, Property Week, and university students, have different definitions of the “best student experience”. Well, except for those organising the publication’s inaugural Student Accommodation Awards, who apparently didn’t expect this tension.

Interviewers at Oxford University aren’t interested in how much you know. They’re interested in how you think.

Which is why the questions asked in interviews are never quite straightforward.

Helpfully, the university has released sample questions for different subjects, and provided explanations about what the interviewers are really looking for.

The five questions below are chosen and explained by real interviewers at Oxford colleges.

Last updated at 17.30 on 18 August 2016

A Level Results are out. Whether you’ve already worked up the nerves to log into Ucas Track and checked the status of your university place, or are on your way to collect the all-important envelope, the moment of truth is well and truly upon us.

Whatever your results are, rest assured that you are in good company, and you’re never out of options. I'll be keeping you updated throughout the day, scroll down for older posts.

The UK universities charging the lowest tuition fees to international students in 2016-17 have been revealed in a survey of postgraduate and undergraduate courses by TheCompleteUniversityGuide.

Although the cost of university varies across different subjects and is partially dependent on whether the course is classroom, laboratory or clinically based, the results published by Times Higher Education show the cheapest universities in the UK averaged for each type of course.

Stress and decision-making

As students across the country receive their A level results, elements of anxiety and stress may start to emerge. Months of hard work and sustained focus coupled with the pressure of having to make crucial decisions about the immediate and long-term future can leave students feeling overwhelmed.

The results of the 2016 National Student Survey reveal which UK universities are keeping their students the most satisfied.

At the two universities with the joint highest scores, 97 per cent of taught students either definitely or mostly agreed that they were satisfied overall with the quality of their course.

So, which UK universities have the happiest students?

Student Content Editor Carly Minsky addresses five general questions about the impact of the EU referendum result on international students, which were put to her by The Hindustan Times

1) Will studying in the UK become more expensive or cheaper after Brexit? How and why?

For European Union students who are currently eligible to pay EU rates at UK universities, tuition could become more expensive if they are charged international student rates instead, or if they are not eligible for EU funding and loans.