A £7.5 million research hub dedicated to exploring the future of technology has opened in Northern Ireland. The Ansin facility at Queen's University Belfast, which takes its name from the Irish word...
Argentina and Italy are the biggest cheats in international football, according to fans of teams competing in the World Cup. A survey of 500 fans by the University of Sheffield's Institute of Work...
Aston University has been criticised by its students' union for taking over a highly rated independent student-advice centre. Colin Shaw, president of Aston Students' Guild, said its members were "...
A partnership between a Welsh university and one of Britain's largest bee farmers will "breed a better bee" for Wales. Bangor University will collaborate with Tropical Forest Products, a farm based...
The University of Bath men's team and the University of London's women's duo have volleyed to victory at the Volleyball England Beach Student Cup, hosted by Bournemouth University. The teams...
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILERASysBio+ schemeSixteen transnational projects have received EUR24 million (£20 million) in funding under ERASysBio+, an initiative involving...
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University of East AngliaPaul GreenhalghA British museum curator who has been away from the UK for nearly a decade is returning home to take charge of the University of East Anglia's Sainsbury Centre...
The pursuit of knowledge is a lifelong commitment and an enduring passion for television stalwart Loyd Grossman
Higher education leaders shouldn't be afraid of moving out of their safe zones and making radical changes, says Dominic Shellard
The Cold War era's nuclear fears have nothing on the terror of a CO2-choked future, says John Warren, with too few botanists left to find ways to save the planet
Greg Garrard is torn between packing his course reading lists and giving his students time to reflect and dig deep
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The Independent drew the ire of the University and College Union by attacking its threat to strike over job security and its stance on pensions on 10 June. In a piece sure to warm vice-chancellors'...
Benchmark for addressing student misconduct may have global applications. Rebecca Attwood writes