Female refugee academics will be offered mentoring and the chance to develop their skills via a new project at the School of Oriental and African Studies. Three or four female academic refugees will...
An academic whose mind is usually focused on the distant realms of outer space has found himself an unexpected niche as an adviser on extraterrestrial humour. Chris Welch, a principal lecturer from...
Another milestone in the journey towards a university for Scotland's Highlands and islands has been passed, with UHI Millennium Institute empowered to award its own taught degrees from this month....
A new School of Health and Medicine has been opened by Lancaster University, with academic divisions in medicine, health research and biomedical and life sciences. The university said the school was...
The "automatic imitation" effect, whereby humans imitate friends, relatives or a colleague without even realising it, is also present in budgerigars, research from the University of Nottingham...
A Freedom of Information request for information on the height "or estimate thereof" of every building "owned by any college associated with" the University of Cambridge, "and any other building...
A campaign to reduce the number of buses using Oxford High Street is being backed by the University of Oxford's colleges. The colleges fear that pollution and vibrations are damaging historic college...
The lecturers' trade union has claimed that arts and social sciences at the University of Edinburgh are in "crisis".David Bleiman, assistant general secretary of the University and College Union...
Petition calls on Government to end restrictions on academic freedoms, writes Melanie Newman
Bookselling in this country is in the middle of a revolution. More large, good, bookshops have opened in the last two years than in the previous 40 ... (Yet) computer systems for providing...
Universities' financial healthSector's credit score is goodUniversities in the UK are on a firm financial footing but face serious challenges, a study has suggested. The report, by credit rating firm...
Leeds scientist hits out at 'zealots' and urges secrecy for future small-scale field trials, reports Zoe Corbyn
Ninety years after the suffragettes' first victory, June Purvis reflects on wars still being fought on behalf of women's rights
Nostalgia was once taboo in academe but a new generation is unafraid to explore longing and loss, says Alastair Bonnett
Don't let students' howlers drive you mad, says Ken Smith. Accept their most common mistakes as variant spellings ... and relax