University of St Andrews - Talking a bad game
The secret of golfing success is to stop thinking about your putting technique, psychologists have suggested. Cognitive neuroscientist Michael Anderson of the University of St Andrews and Kristin...
Search
-
-
University of Nottingham - Sexual activity link to cancer
Men who are sexually promiscuous in their twenties and thirties are more likely to develop prostate cancer, University of Nottingham research suggests. But the study of 800 men, published in BJU...
-
University of Ulster - Home is where the healthcare is
High-tech home-based health monitoring will help alleviate the healthcare pressures of an ageing population. This is the prediction of University of Ulster researchers, who have won £2 million from...
-
University of Leeds - Partnership has positive energy
A virtual centre to focus on future energy challenges has been set up by the University of Leeds in conjunction with Zhejiang University in China. The UoL-ZJU International Centre for Sustainable...
-
University of Hertfordshire - Studying our virtual selves
A philosopher at the University of Hertfordshire is leading a two-year investigation into how people present themselves in the virtual world. The study, which will take place on the university's...
-
University of Cumbria - Wandering with the MA crowd
The Lake District, the inspiration for writers and poets including William Wordsworth and John Ruskin, is set to inspire postgraduates, not only with its literary and cultural heritage but also with...
-
University of Dundee - Credited internships up for grads
The UK's first internship certificate for graduates is being offered by the University of Dundee careers service. The postgraduate certificate consists of three credit-bearing modules and...
-
Queen's University Belfast - Designs aim to bridge divide
Postgraduate students in planning, architecture and civil engineering are designing "gluing schemes" to help unite Nicosia, the Cypriot capital and the last divided city in Europe. The 12 students...
-
Imperial College London - Network for fun and fairness
Eliminating discrimination and promoting equal opportunities at work are the central aims of a relaunched networking group at Imperial College London. Imperial 600 was set up in 2006 but has been...
-
University of East Anglia - New name reflects global focus
The School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia has been renamed the School of International Development. It was established in 1973 and was the first of its kind in the UK...
-
University of Essex - Playing with words is encouraged
Researchers are learning more about how humans understand and use language by getting ordinary people to read short stories and Wikipedia articles in an online game called Phrase Detectives. The...
-
Helping hand from academe to endure the credit crunch
Zoe Corbyn on how Hefce cash can support firms during the tightening recession
-
Grant winners
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilThe BBSRC has launched the virtual Sustainable Bioenergy Centre, a £ million project that consists of six programmes aimed at cutting the cost of...
-
The Devil's flame-thrower
A tradition of dissent and self-rule among heretics and rebels makes Cambridge successful, says Ross Anderson
-
No shit: how I lost my one-of-a-kind collection and my girlfriend, too
For his PhD, Daniel Bennett had built a unique set of faecal samples from a rare lizard. When it was destroyed, he really hit bottom