Students

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has given his backing to MoneySavingExpert.com's petition calling for financial education to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum.

More than a quarter of 2006/07 graduates were not in full time work three and a half years after leaving university, new figures show.

Tens of thousands of graduates are being urged to claim money back after it emerged the Student Loans Company (SLC) has taken millions of pounds in overpayments.

With every English university announcing 2012 fee levels today, many will assume the higher the charge, the more money students will repay.

A major new initiative headed by MoneySavingExpert.com's Martin Lewis launches today to help future students and their parents tackle the myths and misunderstandings – good or bad – about the true cost of their university education under the new 2012 system.

Hundreds of thousands of graduates who started university before 1998 face hikes in their student loan repayments this autumn.

Students moving back home for the summer holidays could get nearly £40 cashback for the unused months on their television licence.

Students may be enjoying a festive break from studies but the row over tuition fees still rages on.