A team of researchers has discovered a clue to the cause of brain "rust" that can trigger Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The researchers at the University of Warwick studied a protein called...
A joint initiative by the Edinburgh College of Art and the National Galleries of Scotland will bring 2007 Turner prizewinner Mark Wallinger and acclaimed sculptor Anna Barriball to Scotland's capital...
US foreign policy, the future of China and history and public policy in the Balkans and in South Africa are the chosen themes for the first year of a new centre for the study of international affairs...
A new flexible masters course to allow more employees to study while they work has been introduced by the University of Bedfordshire. Students select the start date of the course and the type of...
Paul Buckland, a professor who resigned last year after Bournemouth University overruled his decision to fail 13 students, is taking his former employer to an industrial tribunal. After Professor...
Lecturers have called on funding chiefs to claw back money from London Metropolitan University after the institution said it could not afford to implement pay and progression reforms. In a bulletin...
Trevor Horn, the award-winning record producer, songwriter and musician, has officially opened Southampton Solent University's £1 million recording studios. The facilities will become part of the...
The British School of Osteopathy will open Europe's largest osteopathy clinic centre on 1 April. It will be housed in a new £5.2 million building in Southwark, London.
The victims and perpetrators of Indonesia's hidden genocide will be the focus of a £400,000 research project. With funding from a three-year Arts and Humanities Research Council grant, film academics...
Graduates who want to pursue a career in computer games development are being invited to apply for a new masters degree. City University London is launching the degree in computer games technology,...
Growing old is a happier experience than many of us imagine, according to the findings of a study conducted at Queen's University Belfast.The study, which was carried out by John Garry from Queen's...
AustraliaBig pay reduces student numbersThe Australian resources boom is being blamed for falling university applications. Applications fell more than 2 per cent this year, a decline attributed to...
Overseas student applications contribute to record enrolment figures. John Gill reports
Talks with overseas agencies about common review criteria could herald borderless funding, reports Zoe Corbyn
European Research CouncilForty-one UK researchers have won European Research Council "starting independent research grants". Below we publish details of 18 winners, following on from the details of...