University of Birmingham - Too many mouths to feed
Parents of twins, triplets and larger groups of multiple-birth babies face significant financial hardship, according to a study by researchers at the University of Birmingham. A report titled The...
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University of East Anglia - Wind of change, 50 years on
The end of the British Empire and its continuing impact is the focus of an international conference at the University of East Anglia this week. The event marks the 50th anniversary of Harold...
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University College London - Milk mystery
A study has found that existing genetic data cannot explain why sections of the world's population can digest milk. The ability to absorb the milk sugar lactose - also known as lactase persistence -...
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University of Cambridge - 'Amaste, 'amaste, 'amaste
The former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police is to provide training for senior police officers in India in a partnership agreed with the University of Cambridge.Under a three-year scheme signed...
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University of Exeter - An extra dimension
After the successes of 3D films such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, the next sensation promises to be 3D lectures. From this month, students at the University of Exeter's School of Engineering,...
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University of Reading - Tax doesn't have to be taxing
Dealing with mortgage and tax forms may be less of a chore if a new project succeeds. The scheme at the University of Reading, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, aims to make...
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University of Aberdeen - Time to man up
Women living in countries with poor public health are attracted to masculine men, according to researchers at the University of Aberdeen. The team investigated the biological theory that women...
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Aberystwyth/Royal College of Art - Truth will out
The "lie detector of the future" is being exhibited by researchers from Aberystwyth University and designers from the Royal College of Art. The institutions worked together to develop "passive-...
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Lancaster University - Bucking the trend
A management school is creating more than two dozen academic posts despite the retrenchment affecting the sector. Thirty professors, senior lecturers and lecturers will be appointed across...
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University of Leicester - Loving your work
An award scheme to celebrate good teaching has been launched by students. The "I Love my Academic" award scheme, launched by the University of Leicester Students' Union, will recognise "innovation,...
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University of York - Baby, you've got rhythm
New research shows that babies are "born to dance". Researchers at the University of York have discovered that infants respond to the rhythm and tempo of music and find it more engaging than speech....
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Blog confidential: Racist relations
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
City University LondonPaul CurranPaul Curran, vice-chancellor of Bournemouth University, has lauded the "can-do collegiality" of City University London after being named its next head. A former Nasa...
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Imperial is criticised as Kent campus lies empty
Locals call for academic use of Wye site as private university initiative stalls. Melanie Newman writes
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Odds and quads
These remarkable examples of "medical folk art" date back to 1908, when a student doctor was waiting to be called to deliver a baby at Guy's Hospital in London.With nothing else to do, the student,...