In a recent edition of Times Higher Education, James Alexander lamented the gradual demise of the electric guitar in the years that followed the 1970s. The article ran around the time of the 90th...
The citadel of psychiatry has withstood several determined assaults since at least the middle of the last century, most of them launched from within psychiatry itself. Minor skirmishing, involving a...
CHEMISTRY- Modern Molecular Photochemistry of Organic MoleculesBy Nicholas J. Turro, William P. Schweitzer professor of chemistry, Columbia University, V. Ramamurthy, Bernaud Bauss professor of...
Gavin Esler, presenter of Newsnight, and musician Dougie MacLean investigated their family histories at the University of Strathclyde's International Genealogy Festival last week. Bruce Durie,...
The potential for a devastating Pacific Ocean tsunami striking the West Coast of America may be greater than was previously thought, according to researchers. Geological evidence gathered from the...
A department of archaeology is celebrating its status as the only academic department in Britain boasting five British Academy fellows. Martin Bell, professor of environmental archaeology at the...
The North West Regional Development Agency has awarded more than £750,000 to Lancashire Business School, part of the University of Central Lancashire, to help small businesses across the region. The...
Staff and students are growing their own food on 50 gardening plots across a university campus. The project at the University of Portsmouth is linked to the city's Healthy Cities Initiative and is...
A university campus has been chosen to host the British Paralympic team's preparations in the build-up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games. ParalympicsGB's athletes, coaches and support staff will...
A volcanologist has been selected to join a team of internationally renowned scientists on a two-month expedition drilling into one of the oldest sea-floor areas in the planet. Mike Widdowson,...
A university is piloting a physics degree that aims to make learning more relevant to real life and students more attractive to employers. The University of Salford is working with the Institute of...
Taxpayers' money should be used to stimulate innovation rather than bailing out dying industries, according to a Kingston University report for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. An...
A centre of education research has been invited to join the 1994 Group of smaller research-intensive universities. The Institute of Education, University of London will formally join the group on 1...
Leading scientists and policy-makers have taken part in a symposium that will help to map out the future for large-scale research infrastructure in Europe. Major facilities such as Cern, the world's...
A training scheme to help people hit by the recession has been launched by Leeds Metropolitan University. Leeds Met Business Start-up is offering free training and support to individuals looking to...