Listening to music can influence the way we perceive the emotions of others, according to new research. When volunteers were asked to listen to a short musical excerpt and judge the emotional content...
A university has opened its own pharmacy to train students. Kingston University's £420,000 Pharmacy Practice Laboratory is a purpose-built facility where students can practise their skills. Based at...
An employee of the University of Northampton has been rewarded for his exceptional contribution to the welfare of its students. James Pope, head of student services, was presented with the university...
An employer-led education and training project at the University of Salford has won praise from the Confederation of British Industry. The university's employer-engagement team was set up last year...
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has won a £660,000 prize from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The annual Gates Award for Global Health recognises organisations that have...
Actor Ben Stiller spent a night behind the closed doors of a natural history museum in his film Night at the Museum and now the people of Aberdeen have, too. The University of Aberdeen threw open the...
Pensioners may not need an excuse to spend their retirement sitting in the sun, but they have been given a reason to do so by researchers at the University of Warwick. According to a study, spending...
The green credentials of one of the country's newest universities have received a boost. Edge Hill University's Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning has won the Royal Institution of...
The University of Teesside has rebranded itself, changing its name to Teesside University and unveiling a new logo. Graham Henderson, vice-chancellor of the university, said the new name marked the...
Do you own a cantankerous cat, a disruptive dog or another troublesome animal companion? The University of Lincoln wants to help. It has launched an MSc in clinical animal behaviour to develop skills...
Paintings from the National Gallery have sprung out of the frame and into life, thanks to Wimbledon College of Art.Students from the college have designed costumes inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's...
United States'White African-American' suesA student who classified himself as "white African-American" during a class exercise is suing a New Jersey medical school for racial discrimination. Paulo...
Global campaign seeks reversal of decision that may threaten organisation. Zoe Corbyn reports
The European Union's multibillion-euro research initiative, the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7), is paralysed by red tape and a "paradigm change" in its regulation is needed.This is...
A new body aims to help UK researchers navigate the pitfalls encountered when working in the Arctic, writes Zoë Corbyn