The University and College Union at the University of Northampton has voted in favour of industrial action short of a strike after news of plans to make two academics in the history division...
A programme that aims to create a generation of "business-savvy" scientists has been launched by the University of Aberdeen. From next October, science students will be able to take a bio-business...
Electronic "noses" that can sniff out diseased and damaged plants have been developed by Lancaster University. The e-noses mimic a human sense of smell using sensors that respond to airborne...
Dr Who is set to take centre stage this week when the University of Cardiff plays host to a postgraduate conference on "Whoniversal appeal". Under the title "Doctor Who and all its Spin-Offs", the...
Playing like a child could be better for your health than traditional adult exercise such as jogging, according to research from the University of Glamorgan. Julien Baker, a professor at the...
The rock guitarist Johnny Marr has returned to the scene of one of his best gigs in his new position as visiting lecturer at the University of Salford. As guitarist in The Smiths, he performed at the...
A partnership between Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in India and the University of Warwick will result in collaborations in the study of law, governance, social studies and the arts. A memorandum...
The UK's largest collection of social and political cartoons, archived at the University of Kent, has gone online. The project, funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee, will allow free...
Hot on the heels of the release of the latest James Bond film, a "spy researcher" from the University of Warwick has said the improbable villains favoured in 007 movies now bear a close resemblance...
As Barack Obama prepares to take office as the first black US president, civil rights campaigner Reverend Jesse Jackson is to give a lecture at Edge Hill University on the relationship between race...
A suite of higher education courses is being offered by Anglia Ruskin University from the new year as part of its access drive. Almost 100 degree, diploma and certificate courses will begin between...
Delegates will have to use their senses when comparing foods at a conference on taste at the University of Essex. Held at the Southend campus and hosted by the university's management centre, the two...
An online community to help students and young researchers develop their skills and prepare emotionally for PhD study has been developed by the University of Hull's Business School. "It is easy to...
Research conducted at the universities of Leeds and Leicester and published in the BMJ has led the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to issue new advice on caffeine to pregnant women. The research showed...
Students in Australia are to be hit by a compulsory annual amenity fee of up to A$250 (£107) to pay for better campus services in health, counselling, sport and advocacy. The scheme, announced by...