University of the Arts London - Creativity knocks
Current and future creative graduates from universities across the country will be the stars of a two-day festival in London this month. Led by the London College of Communication, part of the...
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Royal Veterinary College - Pet project for pod people
Future vets have access to a new social learning space in London. The Lightwell at the Royal Veterinary College's Camden campus provides students with an informal "pod" study area. It was officially...
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Edge Hill University - North West web of health
Three online health programmes designed by academics are to be trialled across Merseyside and Cheshire NHS trusts in a bid to improve patient care. The online modules, created by Edge Hill University...
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Aston University - Masterful display
As the 2010 Fifa World Cup gathered steam, Aston University last week played host to its own global football tournament, with more than a dozen teams from around the world taking part. University...
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University of Bath - Electrical bond proves positive
A successful entrepreneur who said that studying electrical engineering "changed his life" has made a gift worth £1 million to his alma mater. Roger Whorrod, who graduated from the University of Bath...
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University of the West of England - Pier-review process
Graduates have helped to design and manufacture rides and amusements for a historic pier that was ravaged by fire two years ago. Former students of the University of the West of England's product...
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University of the Creative Arts - Arts fields to star in green fields
Music fans at this year's Glastonbury Festival will have the chance to discover how their creative energy could be used in higher education. A team from the University of the Creative Arts is heading...
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Glasgow Caledonian University - Millions of reasons to celebrate
Glasgow's post-1992 university contributes more than £400 million a year to Scotland's economy, a study has found. Research carried out by the consultancy firm Biggar Economics found that Glasgow...
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University of Sunderland - Legal eye on eternity
Training in coroners' law will be offered as part of an English undergraduate degree course outside London for the first time. The University of Sunderland's law department has launched a module...
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University of East Anglia - Inbreeding? How depressing
Inbred male sperm have been found to fertilise fewer eggs when in competition with the sperm of non-inbred males. Research into the breeding habits of the red flour beetle by biologists at the...
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University of Essex - Big E for effort
Students making a difference through their extracurricular activities have gained official recognition via the Big E Awards. The awards are part of efforts by the University of Essex to ensure that...
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University of Central Lancashire - Performers display street cred
Shoppers in Preston were treated to a student "fash mob" as undergraduates took to the streets en masse last week to promote an arts festival. Students from the School of Creative and Performing Arts...
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University of Aberdeen - Panaceas, under pressure
There are hopes that a £1.6 million research centre in Scotland could find cures to the world's ills in the depths of the oceans. The University of Aberdeen's Marine Biodiscovery Centre, which opened...
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City University London - Capital opportunities
A new website aims to make research more accessible to policy-makers, academics and others working in London's cultural and creative industries. The site, Researching Cultural and Creative Industries...
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Spotted near Beak Street
Scientists and students teamed up to create the gigantic models of flying pterosaurs now terrifying commuters and tourists on London's South Bank. University of Portsmouth palaeobiologists and...