RSAMD - Scottish students are high flyers
Scotland's leading conservatoire is taking its students to new heights with training in automated flying. The technical and production arts BA programme at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and...
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Cardiff University - Welsh member for bank scheme
The international network of higher education institutions promoted by Banco Santander has acquired its first Welsh member. Cardiff University has signed an agreement of co-operation with Santander's...
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Napier University - A real one-man band
A lecturer in creative industries has built an electronic drum kit that can produce the sounds of an entire band. Bryden Stillie of Napier University has used £4,500 worth of technology for the kit,...
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St George's and Royal Holloway - A merging of like minds
St George's, University of London and Royal Holloway, University of London have announced plans to merge. The two institutions said the decision would combine the competitive excellence of the two...
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University of Derby - Bright young things on show
Circus jugglers, railway track testers and T-shirt makers were among the young entrepreneurs exhibiting at a trade show at the University of Derby last week. Open for Business brought together...
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University of Essex - Freshers enjoy artistic welcome
Artist Henrik Schrat has welcomed new students to the University of Essex's Colchester site by painting a series of murals around the campus. The silhouette images form part of Schrat's exhibition,...
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University of Northampton - Gifts sought for the gifted
A drive to raise £2 million for a new scholarship endowment fund has been launched by the University of Northampton.The fundraising push began with a reception for potential benefactors, who were...
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University of Warwick - Unbridled talent harnessed
The wasted talent of thousands of would-be jockeys has prompted a researcher at the University of Warwick to help set up a new foundation degree for the racing industry. Deborah Butler, a...
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Universities of Bradford and Aberystwyth - Lie detector to identify smugglers
A computer system that can detect guilt is being developed by a team at the universities of Bradford and Aberystwyth. The research is part of a £500,000 project to develop technologies to aid border-...
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University of Liverpool - Sea defences go with the flow
An unusual material hailed as an "invisibility cloak" when it was invented may help to improve sea defences, researchers believe. Mathematicians at the University of Liverpool are testing...
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Shelf awareness
A study of fridges belonging to first-year undergraduates suggests that food safety is not a priority among new students. The study by Bournemouth University found evidence of over-packing in 92 per...
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Overseas briefing
IndiaInnovation is key, summit told"Innovate or perish" was the tough message to higher education institutions at a summit held in Bangalore recently. R. Natarajan, former chairman of the All India...
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Presidential hopefuls agree on need to simplify tuition aid
Neither McCain or Obama can afford to ignore the concern about university costs, says Jon Marcus
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In with the new
Former NUS president Gemma Tumelty remains focused on modern universities with a public affairs role at Million+
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Appointments
A former adviser to the World Health Organisation, Don Nutbeam, has been appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton. Currently academic provost at the University of Sydney, he will...