A clinic bringing together law students and qualified solicitors to assist poorer communities has opened in Scotland. The Law Wise Clinic, a partnership between the University of the West of Scotland...
Thousands of trees are being planted in Malawi as part of a project to offset the paper used by students during their degree courses. Temwa, a charity based in Bristol, is using money raised at the...
Mathematical modelling of the development of patterns has been used by researchers to investigate the evolutionary reasons for the markings on big cats. Scientists at the University of Bristol looked...
Disastrous defeat in the Franco-Prussian War led to the birth of the Paris Commune in 1871. A self-governing republican council took over the city and refused to accept a humiliating peace treaty...
New wave of creative-writing courses embrace the notion of marketability. Matthew Reisz reports
Former George Washington head gives Paul Jump a piece of his mind on the state of the US academy
United StatesDear Bobby, please save usA student enraged by the failure of Louisiana's governor to tackle the problems facing the state's universities has attempted to embarrass him into engaging...
Universities need to wake up to downsides of internationalisation, survey claims. John Morgan reports
Key Papers of the 2010 Nobel LaureatesData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Web of Science DatabasePaperCitationsAuthor(s), journal Physiology or Medicine Robert G. Edwards “for the...
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Worth the paper it's written on
University of FloridaRobert HromasA scholar who delights in the "detective work" of medicine has been appointed to chair the University of Florida's department of medicine. Robert Hromas is currently...
Panel member stresses review's independence and necessary focus on cost. John Morgan writes
Lecturers fear growing 'consumer' demands but hope for more student zeal, writes Rebecca Attwood
Survey points to taught postgraduate students' worries over the cost of courses. Paul Jump reports
With the academy facing a £2.9 billion funding cut and many in the sector threatened with redundancy, the University of Liverpool has launched a £20 million hiring spree, with plans to appoint 15 new...