Rags to riches
Jack Kirby and Delovan Ghasoor, students at Goldsmiths, University of London, will next week take part in a 'recycled fashion show' to highlight environmental issues and raise money for charity...
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Create wealth as well as art, council chief urges sector
Philip Esler vows to set up a task force to make a solid 'empirical case' for the arts and humanities' substantial economic impact. Zoe Corbyn reports.
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For-profit college to offer two-year law degree
The UK's first for-profit private company to gain the power to award its own degrees, BPP College, is to offer a two-year law degree alongside a standard three-year course.BPP, which reflects growing...
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Salford returns project cash after damning audit
University agrees deal with DWP to hand back public money after report highlights flaws. John Gill reports.
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University of Edinburgh - Supercomputer Hector boots up
The largest and most advanced supercomputing facility in the UK was opened this week at the University of Edinburgh. Hector (High-End Computing Terascale Resources), which is four times faster than...
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Anglia Ruskin University - Searle starts anniversary events
An exhibition of work by the cartoonist Ronald Searle, creator of the fictional St Trinian's girls' school, will kick off a series of celebrations of Anglia Ruskin University's 150th anniversary. Mr...
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Reading, Henley College - Merger could form business giant
A merger is planned between the University of Reading and Henley Management College, which could result in the creation of one of Europe's largest business schools. Gordon Marshall, the university's...
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University of Hull - Log on for Domesday
The first complete electronic version of the Domesday Book has been produced by a University of Hull researcher. The electronic version of the 1086 survey of England, which was created by John Palmer...
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University of York - A refined sense of place
A £180,000 software laboratory for "spatial informatics" was launched by the University of York this week. It will be used by academics to map and visualise questions that have a spatial dimension,...
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King's College London - Scratching at a genetic problem
Researchers have discovered a gene abnormality that causes itchy skin. Itchy skin is one of the most common and least understood symptoms in dermatology. Until now, little had been known about itch...
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University of Nottingham - New centre for Malaysian branch
A research centre at the University of Nottingham that examines the effects of globalisation has opened a new branch at the university's campus near Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia. The Leverhulme Centre...
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University of Bristol - Push for Britons in space
A group of scientists and engineers led by Mark Hempsell of the University of Bristol has suggested the UK should get involved in human space flight by adding two new modules to the International...
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University of Portsmouth - Grants for ants research
Ants and bacteria have inspired research that has netted two scientists at the University of Portsmouth major grants worth £652,000 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council....
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University of Brighton - Estonian coasts monitored
Eight monitoring stations designed to help conserve Estonia's vulnerable coastal wetlands have been set up after a six-year field research project by the University of Brighton. The research...
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Rise in proportion of firsts to 13% renews inflation debate
The classification system is under more scrutiny as the number of top awards handed out continues to climb. Rebecca Attwood reports.