A masters degree in songwriting has been introduced at Bath Spa University. Students on the course will write songs and perform them, comment critically on material, examine the musicological roots...
A London university has received Fairtrade status in recognition of its commitment to social justice. Roehampton University had to provide evidence to the Fairtrade Foundation that it met five goals...
The first student branch of the Women's Institute (WI) has been established at Goldsmiths, University of London. Students wanted an alternative to existing college societies and decided to contact...
Documents and photographs charting the development of photography from a gentlemanly pursuit to a mass popular pastime have been donated jointly to the British Library and De Montfort University. The...
Public attitudes to once-common forms of punishment, such as putting criminals in the stocks, have been assessed in a hands-on study at Bucks New University.Richard Barter, a 19-year-old police...
John Gill investigates the communication phenomenon that is infiltrating academe
Situated on an 8,000sq m site in southeast London, Laban - part of the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance - is the largest purpose-built contemporary dance centre in the world. It was...
New rules requiring academics to monitor international students and report absences to immigration authorities may be boycotted at a London college.The Goldsmiths College, University of London branch...
Welsh institutions claim disadvantage over grant allocation increases, writes Zoe Corbyn
United StatesAppeal against jock rapAn American university is appealing against sanctions imposed after some of its star athletes were given test answers in advance to help them pass courses. The...
Government denies threat to academic freedom as editor is sacked over evolution piece, writes John Gill
When a six-storey building in Cologne collapsed into a new subway tunnel being drilled beneath its foundations earlier this month, the story made headlines worldwide.For the press, the main interest...
The profession must take small steps to build its standing, a study has found. Zoë Corbyn reports
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILThirteen projects have been awarded more than £300,000 of financial support under the Science and Heritage Research Clusters Scheme, which is jointly funded by the...
Amid the gloom at the MPs' inquiry, Bob Burgess is cheered by support for a scheme to record student achievement