Newcastle University - Laugh? I nearly cried
Researchers have proven what anyone prone to nervous titters already knows: laughter is not always a sign of happiness. Neurologists have found that laughter can convey a range of emotions, each...
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King's College London - Catalogue of treasures
Thousands of rare books, state documents, treaties and pamphlets are being unearthed as a unique collection formerly used by diplomats and civil servants is catalogued. Acquired by King's College...
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City University London - Cash, actuarially
A London business school has launched a major fundraising drive to raise £1 million over two years to support actuarial science. The cash sought by the Cass Business School at City University London...
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University of Cambridge - 'Goldilocks' and the three bids
The University of Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy has topped a shortlist to receive funding for interplanetary exploration. The institute has won funding for one of three initiatives that have...
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University of Warwick - Indian autumn for WMG
Expansion in Indian higher education is being aided by a UK university. The University of Warwick's WMG unit has signed a partnership with IIT Kharagpur in support of an Indian government initiative...
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University of Nottingham - Outpost among the elite
A British university's Malaysian outpost has been rated among the top institutions in the country. The University of Nottingham's Malaysia Campus has been awarded the highest possible rating in a...
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University of Essex - Put the kettle on? No need
Researchers are looking for volunteers willing to spend time living in an "iSpace" where household appliances "learn" to turn themselves on and off at the right times. Scholars at the University of...
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Odds and quads
This stained-glass window was designed by George Bernard Shaw and made by Caroline Townshend in 1910 to celebrate the Fabian Society, the influential centre-left think tank that played a central role...
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Giving up IP rights may maximise gains, v-c claims
Strategy ties 'enlightened self-interest' to creation and spread of knowledge. Hannah Fearn reports
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No patent pending
A major study of entrepreneurship among US academics suggests that the majority of spin-off businesses are not based on patentable knowledge.According to the survey of more than 11,500 academics...
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THE World University Rankings - 29 July
We all know China is serious about investing in its universities. But it is also serious about measuring and benchmarking their performance.
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Appointments
University of AberdeenChristian HaerpferA scholar who dreamed of being a professor of politics in the "academic paradise" of Britain since he was 15 years old has become the first Austrian to be...
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Edinburgh Napier University - Old boys' and girls' network
Job hunters have always suspected that the key to a plum position is not what you know but who you know, and now research from Edinburgh Napier University's Employment Research Institute has proven...
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Middlesex University - Cancer breakthrough
Researchers have developed a vaccine that purports to treat aggressive cancers faster, reduce side-effects from chemotherapy and ultimately delay the disease's onset. Scientists at Middlesex...
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Imperial/Sheffield - Marmots aren't toast
Marmots are growing larger and becoming hardier. These are the findings of a 33-year study by scientists at Imperial College London, the University of Sheffield and collaborators in the US that has...