The psychological consequences of cancer and its treatment are to be explored by a new postgraduate course. The University of Salford is to introduce the MSc in Psycho-Oncology, the first such course...
Researchers have developed a mathematical model that helps to explain some of the remarkable ways in which mosquitoes hear. The insects have multiple sensory units called scolopidia and are able to...
Shrink-wrapped cucumbers have inspired a series of seminars at Brunel University. The Cucumber Seminars will examine the challenges facing designers seeking to produce sustainable packaging. Laurel...
A newly appointed professor of law is conducting a major study into the impact of antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos). Julia Fionda, of Kingston University, has completed a pilot study, which...
Business researchers have taken part in a national government review aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of NHS staff. Researchers at Aston University's Business School participated in the...
A research project named the best of the year at the 2009 Times Higher Education Awards has picked up another accolade. Lancaster University has won a Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further...
Encouraging students to recycle their waste has earned a university an award for going green. The University of Worcester won a gold award at this year's Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best...
Budding business brains from Anglia Ruskin University can now use the university's "hot hatch" as a base for start-up companies. The facility provides desk space at the university and expert support...
Almost half of UK women may be deficient in vitamin A due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, a team of scientists at Newcastle University has found. The study, led by Georg Lietz,...
Teams of students at Bangor University were loaned £10 and challenged to make a profit within a week. The contest, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, formed part of the university's...
A new species of chameleon has been discovered in Tanzania by a scientist from the University of York. Andrew Marshall, who works in the university's environment department, found the animal while...
Britain is to be represented by the University of Nottingham in a competition to design, build and test Europe's most attractive, effective and energy-efficient zero-carbon solar-powered house. A...
Student photographers have captured college life on camera. Michael Hackett, a student from Brockenhurst College in Hampshire, has won the first-ever national college photography award. His image of...
ChinaGraduates face scramble for jobsThe record number of students graduating from Chinese universities is likely to pose "severe challenges" to the job market, the country's Education Minister has...
University autonomy is more spin than substance, EUA analysis finds. Phil Baty reports