Scary films can be made more bearable for women by the smell of lavender, a study at the University of Central Lancashire has found. Female participants were found to be more relaxed when they took a...
Getting a promotion may increase the likelihood of mental ill-health, according to a study by researchers at the University of Warwick. A rise up the career ladder was found to increase mental strain...
A professor at the University of Oxford and a renowned choreographer are bringing an unusual combination of dance and mathematics to the University of Chichester. The Dancing Babel, or Moving Maths...
An international team of scientists, including academics from Cardiff University, has released the first detailed colour images showing that half of the Universe's starlight comes from young stars in...
Hemp could be used to build carbon-neutral homes in the future to help combat climate change and boost the rural economy, say researchers at the University of Bath. A team led by the Centre for...
Researchers at the University of St Andrews have discovered that the material that fuels the microelectronics industry - silicon - can emit green light. It is hoped that the discovery could lead to...
Red wine may go to your head, but it also helps you to think, according to research carried out at Northumbria University. Tests led by psychologist Emma Wightman found that the red wine extract...
A controversial pilot programme to discover whether lie-detector tests can help to manage sex offenders is being run by Newcastle University. The scheme, under which sex offenders will be made to...
More than £380 million is to be invested in updating the campus at the University of Leeds as it aims to "secure a place among the world's top 50 universities". The investment programme, the biggest...
The first UK masters course dedicated to the study of nuclear fusion is to be offered at the University of York. Its department of physics will offer a fusion energy masters course from October....
Researchers at De Montfort University are attempting to predict which new technologies could become as popular as Facebook and Twitter in the future. The university is leading a EUR1 million (£885,...
Media reports portraying underachieving white working-class boys as victims of discrimination are fuelling a new kind of racial hatred, an academic has warned. David Gillborn, of the Institute of...
A new building will be named after the inventor of a bagless vacuum cleaner. The Royal College of Art has announced that its new fine art block will be called the Dyson Building after the industrial...
Students who help others are also helping themselves, the results of a survey suggest. Research undertaken by Imperial College London's Volunteer Centre shows that volunteering can enhance people's...
The merger of two higher education institutions has resulted in a single institution with a new name. Following the merger of Trinity College, Carmarthen, and the University of Wales Lampeter in...