The nitrate content of beetroot juice is the underlying cause of its blood pressure-lowering benefits, research has concluded. Academics from Queen Mary, University of London, found that blood...
A British university is to launch its first degree programme in India. The University of Northampton is to run a master's programme in international environmental management at the University of...
A new research centre that houses the world's most powerful microscope has opened. The Kroto Centre for High Resolution Imaging and Analysis at the University of Sheffield was officially opened last...
Competition in the NHS improves hospital efficiency and can save significant amounts of money. A study by researchers at the London School of Economics found that hospitals located in areas where...
Measuring more than 3ft, the Garibaldi Panorama, which depicts the life story of Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi, is one of the longest paintings in the world. A digitised version of the picture...
This 19th-century lady's cap forms part of Nottingham Trent University's archive of more than 75,000 intricate lace samples, which was launched earlier this year.Nottingham was at the heart of...
Honing writing skills can unlock academic voices or expose sexual stereotypes, writes Matthew Reisz
A teaching institution is thinking big in the suburbs of Birmingham. John Morgan reports
In an unassuming spot in King's Cross, one of the until-now less salubrious areas of central London, a new type of knowledge exchange is taking place.The Centre for Creative Collaboration, launched...
Canadian higher education quality may suffer from lack of academic candidates, writes Sarah Cunnane
International recruiters in China are "fed up" with the Australian government's attitude to immigration and are directing students to the US and UK instead, according to an Australian agent.John...
United StatesPolitical correctness prevailsA Supreme Court ruling banning discrimination in student organisations means US universities are now tied to "prevailing standards of political correctness...
ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILAward winner: V. BoyerInstitution: University of BirminghamValue: £63,520Spatially multimode squeezed light for quantum imaging and one-way quantum...
Your chance to advise on academic dilemmas. Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
Central European University, HungaryPeter JohnsonPeter Johnson has been involved in university admissions throughout his career, but until now has never worked in an institution based outside the US...