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  2. University of Bath - Brooding nature

    The world's heaviest flying bird, the great bustard, has successfully hatched a brood of chicks in the UK for the first time in 177 years, thanks to the efforts of researchers. A team at the...

  3. University of Exeter - Someone cares why no one votes

    Political scientists at the University of Exeter have teamed up with experts at the University of Amsterdam to analyse voter apathy towards the European elections. The European Parliament is the sole...

  4. The Open University - Masterful achievement

    The Open University Business School has announced its 20,000th master of business administration (MBA) graduate. The landmark comes in the Business School's 25th anniversary year. James Fleck, dean...

  5. University of Birmingham - Cleaner coal

    Engineers at the University of Birmingham have been awarded £750,000 to research cleaner ways of using coal to produce energy. Since nuclear power is still underdeveloped, coal will continue to play...

  6. University of Aberdeen - How to beat bacteria

    Scientists at the University of Aberdeen are hoping that a breakthrough in the understanding of bacteria could lead to the development of new antimicrobial drugs to fight infection. After 25 years of...

  7. University of Leicester - Seeking a recovery position

    The ways in which MBA students can contribute to economic recovery during the recession were discussed at a conference at the University of Leicester. The event - organised by Alim Abubakre, the...

  8. Manchester Metropolitan University - Moss roots

    Academics and graduates from Manchester Metropolitan University have been working with pupils at a local academy school to chart life stories of residents of the city's much-maligned Moss Side...

  9. Glasgow Caledonian University - Advertising practice

    A Scottish design and advertising agency has developed a masters degree with Glasgow Caledonian University. The MA in design management and practice will be delivered with the help of ad agency...

  10. Newcastle University - Running on empty

    Newcastle scientists have created a battery that could last up to ten times longer than an ordinary cell battery - because it is powered by air. It is hoped that the new battery, with increased...

  11. University of Bedfordshire - Caring and sharing

    The University of Bedfordshire is setting up a centre for social work research. A grant from the Social Care Trust has bankrolled the £1.1 million centre, which will carry out research across all...

  12. University of Hull - Thespian records

    The archive of the actress and trailblazer of British theatre Ellen Terry and her suffragette daughter, Edith Craig, is to be launched by the University of Hull. The archive belongs to the National...

  13. University of York - Changing tastes

    An appeal has been made for stories relating to York's cuisine. A project at the University of York is documenting how tastes in the city have changed since 1945, and the team behind it want to...

  14. University of Sheffield - Boning up

    A centre of excellence for bone research has been opened by the University of Sheffield. The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, named after the late Sheffield academic Sir Edward Mellanby, will...

  15. University of the West of England - Gathering them in

    A university is planning what it says will be its "biggest change" in 40 years. The University of the West of England has bought 70 acres of land next to its Frenchay campus and appointed a team of...