Scientists are investigating how one of the chemicals in plant fertiliser may have kick-started life on Earth. A £500,000 project at the University of Leeds, funded by the Engineering and Physical...
Humans are almost four times more likely to share diseases and viruses with chimpanzees than with monkeys, to which they are less closely related, according to researchers at the University of...
A PhD student has discovered a species of shrew in Ireland that was not previously thought to be native to the country. Dave Tosh has been studying the diet of the barn owl as part of his research in...
Terje Stolsmo, a design student at the University of Teesside, was inspired to create a new shape of wine cooler unit after friends working as wine waiters in his native Norway described the square...
Anton Muscatelli is confident that the case for more funding will win over the Government, says Olga Wojtas
The Royal Scottish Academy for Music and Drama may have to make compulsory redundancies to meet a £600,000 budget shortfall in the coming year.The conservatoire, whose alumni include Dr Who actor...
Wales Higher Education Funding CouncilPrincipality lags behind on fundsState funding for Welsh universities is falling further behind England, a report from Wales's higher education funding body has...
The Science Citation Index, the Social Science Citation Index and similar publications have transformed the rules of the game. In the old days scholars scanned the references in journals in the hope...
Universities are having to devote more resources to meeting FoI demands, reports John Gill
Erotic fiction is not just for entertainment, it can also serve as a study of female sexuality, believes Mitzi Szereto
The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, has appointed Nirmala Rao its vice-principal (learning and teaching). She will join SOAS in August from Goldsmiths, University of...
Charles Lambert reflects on the struggle of foreign language teachers at Italian universities to attain respect and workers' rights
Partners lost confidence as licensing decision hurt commercial prospects. Melanie Newman reports
Women and older people will be hardest hit by the withdrawal of £100 million in state funding for students taking second degrees, according to the Higher Education Funding Council for England.The...
Holdings in defence firm reviewed as institution eyes future alumni donations, writes Chloe Stothart