Artwork by students has been put centre stage in a university's website makeover. A huge online gallery accessible from every page of the University of the Creative Arts site showcases work including...
Short-sighted salmon are to benefit from research on the prevention of cataracts. A study published in the American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology shows...
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMMEAward winner: Martin OrrellInstitution: University College LondonValue: £1,213,646Individual cognitive stimulation therapy...
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Frock horror
Liverpool Hope UniversityEric SaakA musical man hailing most recently from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in the US has been named professor of church history and head of the...
Advent of variable fees would exacerbate the rise, academic warns. John Morgan reports
A Nobel prizewinning biologist has retracted two papers written by one of her former postdoctoral researchers after being unable to reproduce their key findings.Linda Buck, a principal investigator...
Graduate demands judgment over degree class; not in court, says university. Paul Jump reports
FundingChange of business model neededUniversities have been urged to "fundamentally reinvent" their business model, and turn from "cost-driven spending machines" into "mission-driven social...
This 15th-century Islamic spherical astrolabe - the only complete example of its kind to survive - is one of the most striking objects in the University of Oxford's Museum of the History of Science.
Staff dismay as consultancy recommends farming out entire IT department. Hannah Fearn reports
Strategic authorities may go with no plan in place to allocate training funds. Simon Baker reports
Universities have been asked to "form their own view" on the financial implications of Lord Browne of Madingley's review of student fees and funding before Parliament approves any changes, it has...
United StatesForget the facials, Obama advisesUniversities must control costs and reconsider costly amenities, President Obama has said. In a conference call with student journalists, the former...
Technology elite cool on plans to trade chic Paris addresses for soulless suburb. Clea Caulcutt writes