Peter Toyne's decision to be pictured astride a bucking bronco in this year's Liverpool John Moores University prospectus may have been prophetic, writes Harriet Swain. But it was not the only aspect...
Boasting a history it can trace back to a mechanics' library in 1823, Liverpool John Moores was established as a university under the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act. Named after the founder of...
University librarians fear higher prices for periodicals could follow the planned merger of their biggest subscription agencies. The joint venture between Blackwell Information Services and Swets...
Academics have reacted angrily to accusations of "blatant elitism dressed up as well-intentioned liberalism" by education secretary David Blunkett in a speech to business leaders. Speaking at the...
(Photograph) - Many dance and drama students will not benefit from the Pounds 19 million scholarship package launched this week by higher education minister Baroness Blackstone. The National Campaign...
Graduates from Cambridge University are more likely to end up unemployed than their rivals at Oxford, new figures reveal. Although both universities are expected to lead the forthcoming graduate...
Universities believe their student facilities are top-notch and do not need government licensing. Jennifer Currie reports If families live in homes and bachelors live in pads, what do students live...
In the third of our articles on student life, undergraduates give their views on accommodation - from the splendid to the squalid. Alan Thomson reports on the state of student digs For graduates of a...
Wellcome Trust-funded research innovations are now being guided to possible commercial development. Martin Ince reports The "funding gap" is like the weather. Everyone - academics, industrialists,...
E4 billion is enabling researchers to work more closely with industry. Kam Patel reports Ministers from 26 countries have agreed to launch a raft of new projects worth nearly E4 billion (Pounds 2.6...
Thirty years since the "small step for man" on to the moon, advanced computing technology is boosting the development of a new breed of planetary explorers, machines. A team of computer scientists...
Private dentistry is continuing to expand and the mass exodus of surgeries from the NHS over the 1990s reflects both "knightly and knavish" motives on the part of dentists, according to a study out...
Students sing the praises of a woman who is passing on the heritage of Scottish folk songs. Olga Wojtas listens in Learning has probably never been more congenial for the students attending Stirling...
"The project gave me the chance to help a voluntary organisation and made me consider the role of researchers more carefully. I believe that students tend not to place much importance on the...
Business leaders this week attacked government plans to make employers responsible for collecting student loan repayment. The Confederation of British Industry said that the rules, to take effect...