Research intelligence: A grounding in gadgets
The British Library's new researcher-in-residence will use both her media and academic expertise, writes Hannah Fearn
The British Library's new researcher-in-residence will use both her media and academic expertise, writes Hannah Fearn
Rankings aren't perfect, but they give users, especially students, a broad view of the global sector that's impossible to get otherwise
Education is one of the capital's great success stories, says Malcolm Gillies
Scientists have created the first robotic fish that shoals accept as one of their own. Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed the plaster-cast model of a stickleback to help them study...
Doctors and nurses are descending on Dundee to take part in a summer school to promote research into the prevention of chronic diseases. The first-ever University of Dundee Summer School on...
Two universities have won funding to carry out research into differing attainment levels among their students. The University of Wolverhampton and Coventry University will explore the gap between...
The removal of British composer Sir Edward Elgar from the £20 bank note is a "national disgrace", a leading expert on his music has said. Jeremy Dibble, professor of music at Durham University,...
An iPhone application developed by an academic that allows users their own symphonic experience based on movement has been nominated for a major award. Researcher Phill Phelps, from the University of...
Men lag behind women in their enthusiasm for work until they are within sight of retirement, researchers have found. The scientists, from the University of Portsmouth, discovered that men start their...
Scientists at two universities are working together to make ships less vulnerable to fire. The universities of Bolton and Southampton have been awarded £775,000 by the Engineering and Physical...
Technology giant BAE Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Scottish university, marking its intention to invest £5 million over the next five years to establish four new university...
Six universities are to reveal how astronomers are able to explore the inner secrets of stars using sound. The project, named "Songs of the Stars - the real Music of the Spheres", is a collaborative...
A supermarket chain has donated almost £70,000 to university honeybee researchers who are working to decode the insects' famous "waggle dance". The donation from Waitrose will support scientists at...
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has opened the UK's first inner-city green technology research centre. London South Bank University's Centre for Efficient and Renewable Energy in Buildings will...
The nitrate content of beetroot juice is the underlying cause of its blood pressure-lowering benefits, research has concluded. Academics from Queen Mary, University of London, found that blood...