With politics a hot topic after the instalment (finally) of a new prime minister in Downing Street, academics have met in London to discuss the track record of the US president. Scholars interested...
Baby corals use the sounds of animals on the reef to find their way home in their early days, new research has discovered. A team of Dutch scientists used equipment and expertise supplied by...
Breakfast skippers are being sought for a research project that hopes to establish whether avoiding the first meal of the day really is bad for your health. A team from the University of Bath's...
Students, and even academics, looking for a hangover cure need look no further than the pub, scientists suggest. Neuroscientists from the University of Southampton's School of Biological Sciences...
A series of "thought-provoking and entertaining" alternative documentaries and films are going on display as part of a new exhibition. Final-year students on the media practice and theory degree at...
Hospitality and tourism students got a taste of life in a Michelin-starred kitchen as they cooked with the celebrated chef Heston Blumenthal. The students at Thames Valley University were assisted by...
A European Union-commissioned project could soon see students of all ages learning in 3D. The Avatar Project is being led by computer scientists at the University of Hertfordshire, who have been...
A practice suite of medical laboratories is giving Bournemouth University students the opportunity to develop their clinical skills in a "no-fear" zone. About £500,000 has been invested in the suite...
The poet Philip Larkin was librarian at the University of Hull from 1955 until his death in 1985. It was there that he wrote much of the work in his most celebrated collections, The Whitsun Weddings...
Managers tackle concerns as internal review supports UCU findings. Hannah Fearn reports
Black scholar's journey takes him to the home of The Wire to study 'desistance'. John Morgan writes
Global university rankings "are simply not going to go away".
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Deportation danger
Scottish Funding CouncilPaul HaganPaul Hagan's career has seen him go from Glasgow to Gambia and back again. Professor Hagan, who has been named the Scottish Funding Council's new director of...
Qualifications would boost legitimacy and protect research, scholar argues. John Morgan reports