The Royal Society of Edinburgh has awarded research fellowships to the following: Matthew Costen , chemistry at Heriot-Watt [BP Research]; SEELLLD Personal Research fellowships - Peter Andolfatto ,...
Writing a book not only helped one philosopher to believe he could die happy, it also helped him to answer a fundamental question about the nature of science. Fifteen years ago I decided to write a...
News Summer conferences: a look at what's hot and what's not. Features What do academics make of George W. Bush's impact on higher education? Teaching A survey of entries for e-tutor of the year. How...
Government plans for a new overarching regulatory body for all healthcare professionals have left academics and other regulatory bodies concerned that education will be subject to another...
Ireland's normally efficient college admissions process got off to a shaky start this month when 200 offers of places on nursing courses went to the wrong people. The courses were included for the...
Marissa Taboulchanas, who has just graduated from Plymouth College of Art and Design in applied art shows off her coloured glassware, which is displayed at this year's summer show.
Janet Hemingway , professor of entymology at Cardiff University, has become the first female director of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine . New members of the Learning and Skills Development...
Bristol University found itself with so many applicants this year that it was able to rise above the annual clearing scramble, indulged in by almost every university except Oxford and Cambridge. This...
Tory leadership candidate and committed Eurosceptic Iain Duncan Smith may be interested to know that he shares an acronym with the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. The...
Graduates are healthier, happier and safer than non-graduates according to research published this week. But Bahram Behkradnia, director of policy at the Higher Education Funding Council for England...
Gourmets for whom a meal is only a meal if served on a bed of rocket should spare a thought for scientists who are forfeiting beds on their behalf. A research team from Southampton University is...
Television's obsession with home improvement shows has aided the self-improvement business. Chelsea College of Art and Design is offering a part-time course called "Doing up Your Home - an A to Z"....
For 400 million years, the shark has cruised the world's seas. The frightening white pointer or great white in particular is a superbly designed hunting instrument. Attacks increased in 2000...
Uyo The University of Uyo in Nigeria is to protest to Britain at the refusal of visas for five students and a lecturer to attend a seminar on higher education finance in London. Vice-chancellor Akpan...
University chiefs this week pressed ministers to end confusion over student support as the select committee chairman warned that any U-turn must not be at the expense of staff. Tony Bruce, director...