Scholars who embrace the role of the "public academic" are not only insufficiently rewarded for their efforts, they are often punished for them, too.Nancy Scheper-Hughes, an American professor who...
Admit differences between universities and charge accordingly, paper says. Rebecca Attwood reports
Pressure on elite researchers grows as the number of awards declines. Zoë Corbyn reports
Attitudes to swine flu are to be investigated in a project at University College London funded with £53,000 from the National Health Service's National Institute for Health Research. The study aims...
Wild red deer stags, which roam the Highlands of Scotland, slip suddenly into decrepitude in old age, a study has found. Research at the University of Edinburgh found that though male red deer retain...
A video highlighting the dangers of texting while driving, produced and directed by staff and students at the International Film School, Wales, has scored more than a million hits on YouTube. The...
A restaurant with an "on-stage" chef preparing meals in full view of customers will be the centrepiece of a new development at the University of Stirling. A coffee shop and delicatessen are also...
Postgraduate students will work with industry experts to develop special effects for films and create cutting-edge computer games animation at a new Centre for Digital Entertainment at the...
The nicer you are, the less likely you are to earn a high salary, concludes a study into the relationship between personality and pay carried out at the University of Essex. Researchers found that...
A unique masters degree launched at De Montfort University is to receive its first intake of students later this month. The MA in photographic history and practice, said to be the only one of its...
The technology of robotic space science is to be used to inspire the students of tomorrow in South Yorkshire in a partnership between the University of Bradford and Sheffield Hallam University....
Music industry figures will give a series of free public lectures to kick off a new masters in record production at the London College of Music, Thames Valley University. Robin Millar, a producer who...
A new, more environmentally friendly form of engine oil is being developed in a joint project between an institute in India and the University of Huddersfield. The project, which has won funding from...
Individual donations to art and cultural organisations have been largely unaffected by the recession, according to research at City University London. A study by the Centre for Cultural Policy and...
A team of ocean experts led by University of Aberdeen marine scientist Monty Priede were involved in the rescue of a British sportsman who was aiming to break the world record for rowing solo across...