The number of physics teachers in the UK is to be boosted by a recruitment initiative launched by the University of East Anglia. The institution will work in partnership with the Institute of Physics...
Team US is to use a university in the capital as its base for training and support during the 2012 Olympic Games. More than 1,000 athletes, coaches, scientists, medical practitioners and support...
Decisions on the cost-effectiveness of new medical treatments and technologies are to be informed by an assessment team at the University of Warwick. Warwick Evidence, one of three new technology...
Interviews and lectures are to be shared online to raise awareness of major challenges in developing countries, including climate change, education and animal health. The Bloomsbury Media Cloud is a...
This water snail is being closely watched as part of a study that hopes the pond-dwelling gastropod will hold the key to counteracting the effects of senility in humans. Scientists at the University...
Misconduct case exposes discrepancies in students' IP rights. Melanie Newman reports
This French board game is part of an archive of material relating to the Situationist International movement, which had a major influence on student protesters in the 1960s.The game recreates the...
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, January 1999-October 2009
Lord Mandelson now has another title to add to his collection, which has drawn comparisons with Gilbert and Sullivan's Grand Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else. The First Secretary, who counts...
Hefce 2010-11 allocations target capital funding and special projects. Melanie Newman reports
Research funding that was redistributed to newer universities following the 2008 research assessment exercise will in part be returned to the traditional elite.A handful of members of the Russell...
Trends will lead to grade inflation, opacity and 'beauty contests', UCU report warns. Melanie Newman writes
More money for institutions comes with a cost to taxpayers, panel says. Rebecca Attwood reports
The first strike over higher education job cuts is scheduled at the University of Sussex - but a stoppage planned at the University of Leeds was called off at the last minute.The University and...
The impact of the recession on students' daily lives has been revealed in a detailed survey of 2,000 full-time undergraduates