By Matthew Payne: Shops owners in Shelton admit they are worried about the impact rising tuition fees could have on their trade.

Businesses in the area, known as the University Quarter, rely heavily on custom from students.

Staffordshire University’s drama society has been on a long road to put on their unique adult pantomime “Sinderz”. Much like every theatre performance, the journey to reach opening night was a long one full of ups and downs. StaffsLive’s Victoria Walker reports…

By Hannah Horton: Members of Keele International Students Society have been working hard raising funds in aid of the Japanese tsunami victims.

Students from Japan spent three weeks on an exchange programme at Keele and had only just returned home when the earthquake and tsunami hit.

By Georgina Evans-Phillips: A Keele University student has won a prestigious literary award.

Liz Lefroy, 46, a Creative Writing MA student, was presented with the Roy Fisher Prize for poetry by the man himself at a ceremony in Staffordshire.

The fifth ever Varsity takes place this week with Staffordshire University taking on rivals Keele in 17 sports, and the competition and rivalry is higher than ever. With both teams winning Varsity twice each, the pressure is on to “bring the cup back” by winning the most games. StaffsLive reporter Siobhan Congreve finds out what it’s all about.

By Rianne Mollart: TV Production students at Staffordshire University are to stage a Question Time style programme.

Film Production Technology students will be filming and creating the show, called Politics Review, as part of their course.

By Sean Morris: Staffordshire University may see a drastic fall in the number of international students.

New legislation proposed by Home Secretary Theresa May is designed to reduce the number of students studying from abroad.

By Rochelle Owusu- Antwi: Staffordshire University played host to its first ever crafts party where people were given a chance to try their hand at arts and craft.

Two Fair Hands Craft Party was organised by third year university student Ella Darlington on the College Road campus in Shelton, with the help of friends.

By Megan Mackay: University lecturers across Staffordshire will strike tomorrow (March 24) against proposed changes in pay and pensions.

The industrial action is being backed by the University and College Unions (UCU), meaning many lectures and seminars could will be cancelled.

By StaffsLive: Star reporters of the future tasted success when they were celebrated at Staffordshire University’s Young Journalist Awards.

More than 120 youngsters entered the competition, run by The Sentinel and the university’s journalism department.

And the nine finalists gathered with teachers, family and friends at a special awards ceremony in the university’s Film Theatre on College Road, Stoke-on-Trent yesterday (March 22).