Job hunters have always suspected that the key to a plum position is not what you know but who you know, and now research from Edinburgh Napier University's Employment Research Institute has proven...
Researchers have developed a vaccine that purports to treat aggressive cancers faster, reduce side-effects from chemotherapy and ultimately delay the disease's onset. Scientists at Middlesex...
Marmots are growing larger and becoming hardier. These are the findings of a 33-year study by scientists at Imperial College London, the University of Sheffield and collaborators in the US that has...
Highly educated people often assume their politics are left wing even when they are not. James Rockey, lecturer in economics at the University of Leicester, used the World Values Survey to compare...
A trial will investigate whether the early use of splints designed to hold weakened feet correctly in position can help stroke survivors to walk again. The cast supports the weakened foot and ankle...
The supermarket chain Waitrose is to further research into global food security by funding an academic chair in the discipline. In a partnership with Aberystwyth University, the retail giant will...
A scientist is offering the public the chance to name three ancient invertebrate species - in exchange for a donation of at least £5,000 towards the costs of his research. David Penney, a visiting...
'Weasel words' in redrafted memorandum leave Hefce a say in governance, writes Simon Baker
Colourful toads have been popping up around Hull to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of the poet Philip Larkin."Larkin with Toads" is a 10-week public art event that nods to his...
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Graduate levy threatens academy's ability to raise cash from alumni, say critics. Hannah Fearn writes
Some of the biggest players in Asian business education are joining forces to target top prospective students from Europe and other Western markets.
Student experience: A better learning environmentTen universities have won support to help them improve the quality of the student-learning experience. Under the Higher Education Academy's Evidence-...
Report says short courses would harm research and make students less employable. John Morgan writes
Australia: Backing for young collaboratorsAffirmative action in favour of young research-grant applicants is among the recommendations made by a report on ways to increase international research...