Iraqi children born in areas affected by high levels of violence are shorter than those born in less violent areas, academics have found. Research using data from three independent surveys conducted...
A new group will see a university collaborate with a network of specialists from the worlds of music, performing arts, film, media, photography, fashion and digital design. Thames Valley University's...
Malaysia is a step closer to its target to have an all-graduate teaching workforce by 2020 thanks to the universities of Hertfordshire and Canterbury Christ Church. They have worked with Australia's...
University acquires 14,000-title collection of works spanning four centuries. Matthew Reisz reports
It was at Exeter railway station in 1935, after paying a visit to the author Agatha Christie in Devon, that the publisher Sir Allen Lane came up with the idea for Penguin Books.Appalled by the...
Hannah Fearn on the bottom-line benefits of transferring IT functions to Google and Microsoft
United StatesPalin's payday draws fireFormer US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is expected to earn nearly $200,000 (£133,000) for an appearance at California State University, Stanislaus....
Hiring boom follows 'ambitious' move to broader four-year degree courses. John Morgan reports
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILMore than £6.5 million has been awarded to 16 projects under the Science and Heritage Programme. Funded jointly by the AHRC and the Engineering and Physical...
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Royal College of ArtNeville BrodyA designer hailed as one of the most influential of his generation has been named the new head of communication art and design at the Royal College of Art. Neville...
Universities will have to set out agreed minimum standards for teaching hours, lecturers' performance and accommodation in new "student charters" announced on 1 April. The charters, unveiled by...
Two-year qualifications may not be financially viable, study suggests. Melanie Newman reports
Scaling back the Higher Education Academy's headquarters, replacing subject centres with "colleges" and setting up "virtual hubs" for different academic disciplines are among the options being...
THE's general election survey shows the Lib Dems taking an early lead. John Morgan writes