University of Plymouth - No longer lost in translation
A novel deal between a British university and the Romanian Cultural Institute has paved the way for a unique collection of literature to be translated into English. The agreement will see the...
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Middlesex University - Downturn stops the presses
Middlesex University Press is to cease operations at the end of the year. Waqar Ahmad, chair of MUP, announced the decision to authors following a management review, which resulted in the press being...
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School of Oriental and African Studies - Old world meets new
The world's most comprehensive visual record of tribal cultures in South Asia and the Himalayas has gone online. More than 10,000 rare images are now available to researchers and the general public...
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University of Bradford - In praise of collaboration
Doors were opened to the wider world at the University of Bradford this week as academics demonstrated how they are making a difference through their research and knowledge-transfer activities. The...
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University of Chester - Flagship deal
A "flagship, classically designed building" is to become part of the University of Chester. The university has finalised a deal to buy the city's County Hall from Chester West and Chester Council....
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University of Edinburgh - Humans make animals sick
Animals are picking up new diseases from humans as a result of globalisation and industrialisation, researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found. A study carried out by a team from the...
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Coventry University - Better late than never
Graduates who missed out on their degree ceremony because of the IRA's bombing of Birmingham in 1974 will belatedly get their moment of glory. Coventry University is to honour the Class of 1974 by...
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University of Exeter - Death of a distant star
A team of academics has helped to set a new record for the most distant astronomical object yet observed: an explosion 13.1 billion light years away. The University of Exeter team's detection of a...
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Gloucestershire/Chichester - Heart beats
A drummer with the international metalcore rock band Enter Shikari is to be put through his paces by the University of Gloucestershire's physiology department. Rob Rolfe will complete a series of...
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Imperial College London - Hub fuels hope for sustainability
Scientists developing sustainable sources of energy and future energy technologies have celebrated the opening of their new headquarters. The Energy Futures Lab is Imperial College London's hub for...
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Spot the masterpiece
Can you tell the difference between a mini-masterpiece and a scruffy scrawl? If so, you could bag yourself a priceless work of art for just £40 at the one-day RCA Secret, an event due to be held by...
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Odds and quads
This vast 50-tonne steam hammer, once used to reshape steel bolts, was built in Bolton in 1917, and remained in active service at the Atlas Forge, opposite what is now the University of Bolton's...
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New network for advisers offering words to the wise
University Alliance forms group for policy experts assisting vice-chancellors. Hannah Fearn reportsThey are often accused of playing politics, but now vice-chancellors are behaving more like MPs than...
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Beautiful minds converge to inspire Nobel prizewinners of the future
Arab nation aims to light a beacon for education at the third Festival of Thinkers. Matthew Reisz reports
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Overseas briefing
United StatesMillion-dollar men and womenThe highest-paid private university president in the US received a pay package worth more than $1.5 million (£900,000) in 2007-08. The Chronicle of Higher...