A university has announced plans to build three wind turbines as part of a series of measures to reduce its carbon footprint. The University of Nottingham hopes the 125m high windmills, earmarked for...
Students, academics and film lovers will be given a chance to analyse the work of Oscar-nominated UK director Sally Potter in a new way thanks to a six-month knowledge transfer project. The...
New techniques for the use of antibiotics could aid the fight against "hibernating" hospital superbugs. Ole Steuernagel, from the University of Hertfordshire's Science and Technology Research...
Kenya's Olympic team is to use a university campus as its base for the 2012 Games. The University of the West of England in Bristol has agreed to provide accommodation and training facilities for the...
A £1.5 million scholarship scheme is aiming to attract overseas postgraduates. The University of Warwick is to create a set of Chancellor's International Scholarships that will provide full student...
The head of BBC North has told students in Salford that they will be in a "great position" when their institution moves next door to his. The University of Salford's new teaching, learning and...
A collaboration between geographers and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London has resulted in the launch of a new book on British Asian style. Tracing the longstanding influence of South Asian...
This ostrich egg was carved in 1766 to commemorate the death of the "Old Pretender", James Francis Edward Stuart - who, had the Jacobite rising of 1715 been successful, would have become King James...
Paper argues that mission groups and corporate culture weaken the academy. Hannah Fearn writes
Vice-chancellor points to potential for cost-cutting and shared teaching. Rebecca Attwood reports
United States High table for college fees The most expensive US colleges have been identified by a new ranking. According to an analysis of data compiled by the College Board, 100 institutions are...
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILResearch Seminars Competition• Award winner: T. Vorley• Institution: University of Cambridge• Value: £14,880New institutional imperatives: the third mission and...
Although post-cuts upheavals loom, says Rick Rylance, we must believe that the humanities' strengths will endure
Panels approve the measure's methodology, but call for it to carry less weight. Paul Jump reports
The head of the Higher Education Academy has highlighted inconsistencies in training for teaching staff across the sector, describing university teaching as "almost the only profession" in which it...