Keele University - Phase one complete
A 10-year, £3 million refurbishment of student halls has been completed. Work at the Holly Cross building completes the first phase of Keele University's plan to upgrade five halls of residence. Nick...
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University of Salford - Prejudicial enquiries
Reducing discrimination against Roma people is the aim of a new European project. The University of Salford is a partner in the European Union-funded research, led by Leeds City Council, which will...
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Glasgow Caledonian University - Southern outpost
A Scottish institution is offering courses in London for the first time at a specialist postgraduate centre in Spitalfields. The campus of Glasgow Caledonian University will initially offer master's...
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Canterbury Christ Church University - One thick puppy (or 50)
Teaching an old dog new tricks may be as difficult as the adage implies, according to research. A senior lecturer in psychology at Canterbury Christ Church University recorded the behaviour of 50 pet...
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University of Derby - Green-minded? We'll see
Academics are using virtual reality to gauge students' unconscious attitudes towards green issues. Researchers from the University of Derby's psychology and environmental management departments have...
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University of Manchester - Fly the dirty skies
Airlines currently underestimate the amount of carbon dioxide they emit by up to 100 per cent, an academic has concluded. Antonio Filippone, senior lecturer at the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and...
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Queen's University Belfast - Chinese medicine
A university in Northern Ireland has joined forces with the China Medical University to provide undergraduate degrees in pharmaceutical biotechnology. Queen's University Belfast will work with the...
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University of Nottingham - Carbon-based forms
A university is to partner the British Geological Survey to establish a facility to research carbon capture and storage. The National Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage will be based at the...
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University of Bristol - Vital cause
Research that aims to tackle the use of torture has been boosted with more than EUR2 million (£1.75 million) in funding from the European Commission. The money has been awarded to the University of...
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London School of Economics - Raise it up
A university in central London has won planning permission for a students' centre. The building at the London School of Economics will house the students' union, an interfaith prayer centre,...
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Gymslips and stiff collars
A university has opened up its archives to reveal life as a student in the UK's capital more than a century ago. London South Bank University's online archive catalogue allows the public access to...
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Odds and quads
A pound's worth of small change, held in a tin in the bursar's office, was transformed into a lump of metal when an incendiary bomb hit Bedford College on the night of 10-11 May 1941.
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Tweet victory or much ado? Jury still out on social media
Poll detects uncertainty about efficacy among marketers and alumni. Hannah Fearn reports
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Great expectations as first ethical draft goes online
LSE professor opens debate through his weekly essay on human rights. Matthew Reisz reports
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Dividends predicted for open culture
The British Library aims to build a concrete case for open access in the academy, with research findings from an exhibition that opened this week expected to provide evidence that research quality...