Hinds 'hear' big stags
A fine pair of antlers may be the most eye-catching attribute of the male red deer, but it is the quality of a stag's mating call that attracts females, according to new research. The study by Ben...
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Manchester maps heat
A detailed picture of how urban "heat islands" push up the temperature in the hottest months of the year is being produced by Manchester University. The project, known as Scorchio (Sustainable Cities...
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Call for khat research
Researchers have called for more research into links between khat, a herbal stimulant increasingly popular in Europe, and its possible association with psychiatric disorders. Nasir Warfa, lecturer in...
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UK's foreign legion continues to expand
Finding staff from abroad suits institutions and most of those hired, but there are downsides. Tony Tysome reports. For Adisa Azapagic, moving to Britain to pursue an academic career has brought more...
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Riven by booze, hazing and sex
US fraternities and sororities have a dark side that is increasingly under the spotlight. Jon Marcus reports. The Delta Zeta sorority, created nearly 100 years ago at DePauw University in the...
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Professors' internet ratings look spot-on
Academics have railed against the perceived inaccuracies of websites where students rate their tutors, but research shows the sites may be right after all. A University of Maine study found that the...
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OZ institutions seek education overhaul
The heads of Australia's top eight universities have called for a new commission to overhaul the country's higher education regulation system. The Group of Eight, made up of the University of...
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Diversity rules, says princeton chief
The head of one of America's top universities has spoken out against government proposals to standardise university tests. Shirley M. Tilghman, the president of Princeton University, said: "The...
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Cash-rich alumni pass on the good fortune
Several American universities have received large donations from charities and former students. The largest was a $105 million (£53 million) donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to set...
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Passive smoking hurts children's arteries
Small amounts of passive smoking can damage children's arteries, a study by Finnish academics has found. The research, by the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the...
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Helix hero honoured with genome sequence
A US medical school has sequenced the genome of one of the scientists who discovered the double-helix structure of DNA. Scientists at the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine...
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Fizz goes out of coca-cola collaboration
A US university has denied Coca-Cola the chance to bid for its upcoming soft drinks contract after concerns about the company's business practices in Colombia and India. In a letter to Coca-Cola...
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Call for release of academic held as spy
The world's largest association of educators of overseas students has called for the release of an Iranian-American academic imprisoned in Iran. The NAFSA: Association of International Educators...
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Student loan scams under microscope
The US trading watchdog has launched an investigation into alleged deceptive marketing practices used by student loan companies. The Federal Trade Commission investigation, which was called for by...
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Brazilian police get lesson in non-violence
The groves of academe have been brought a little closer to the mean streets of Brazil thanks to a scheme to educate the nation's police. Brazilian universities are teaching the country's police...