Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have cracked the genetic code of a fungus responsible for potentially deadly infections in humans. It is hoped that understanding the genetic make-up of six...
An archive of 19th-century science has been acquired by the University of Manchester's John Rylands University Library after being stored in obscurity for more than 100 years. The collection of...
A team of forensic archaeologists, anthropologists and dentists get to work on an artificial mass grave at Holton Heath in Dorset, six weeks after the replica skeletons were buried.The 21 sets of...
United StatesCall to oust university presidentA row has broken out in Nevada after Jim Rogers, the state's higher education chancellor, called for the dismissal of the president of the University of...
Europe and the US could be sidelined if they fail to form research alliances with Brazil, writes Phil Baty
With e-readers coming of age, Joe Rennison finds out what they could they do for researchers
EUROPEAN COMMISSION SAFER INTERNET PROGRAMMEAward winner: Julia DavidsonInstitution: Kingston UniversityValue: EUR450,000 (£381,000)Internet abusers' online grooming and victim targeting: messages...
Evening strolls led to Paul Racey's fascination with bats and a career studying their habits and reproduction
The University of Abertay Dundee has announced Lord Cullen of Whitekirk as its new chancellor. Lord Cullen will succeed the Earl of Airlie, who was the founding chancellor of Abertay when it won the...
Members' failure to advertise community-wide is unfair to British scholars, writes Hannah Fearn
Standing prominently above the Dearne Valley, the University Centre Doncaster's 126-acre campus includes land that was granted to local estate owner Roger de Bully by William the Conqueror.Located...
The UK is lagging behind most of its major competitors in alternative energy research, according to a new ranking.The league table, devised by journal publisher Elsevier, assesses the work of 3,000...
Fashion student Myrto Stamou, of the University for the Creative Arts, was the star of the show at Graduate Fashion Week.The 23-year-old won £20,000 for her womenswear collection, taking the top...
Universities are spending a fortune developing vast estates without researching the kind of space that is best suited to their staff and students, according to an environmental psychologist.Speaking...
With its part-time external tutors, Britain's largest university gives students the attention they need, says Derek Rowntree