The University of Staffordshire has opened a £100m student village with 700 new and 300 refurbished bedrooms, plus a hub with wellbeing space, study areas and a rooftop terrace. Students moved in this week, ahead of courses starting later this month. Source: BBC News, 11 September 2026.

University applicants in England will be given clearer information about student loans before they take them out. Ministers say they will spell out that governments can change repayment rules, and that career choices affect how much people repay. Source: BBC News, 12 September 2026.

As thousands of young people prepare to leave home for university, students say the biggest challenges are often outside the lecture theatre, from sharing a kitchen to loneliness. One Bristol chef has turned her recipes for her daughter into a cookbook of advice. Source: BBC News, 13 September 2026.

Freshers' Week is over and lectures have started, so how do you settle in? Students at Sheffield universities say joining a sports team, building a routine and remembering that everyone else is just as nervous can make all the difference. Source: BBC News, 10 October 2026.