Laughter and humour are the subjects of an international conference to be held later this month at the University of Huddersfield. The two-day conference, hosted by Huddersfield's English department...
A medical physicist whose team helped to transform medical imaging technology has donated his entire collection of honours to a historic medical society at the University of Aberdeen. John Mallard,...
A business school has helped a total of 350 women over the age of 50 to start their own businesses. The milestone was reached after 40 women recently completed London Metropolitan University's...
Widely accepted portrayals of sauropods, one of the most recognisable prehistoric creatures, are almost certainly wrong, research suggests. Recent depictions, such as those in the BBC's Walking with...
Forgiveness and reconciliation among victims of political violence in Latin America are to be investigated by a lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University. Masi Noor, a psychology lecturer, has...
A student from the University of Aberdeen has been awarded a top prize in an entrepreneurial competition. Chris Williamson, a third-year music student at Aberdeen, picked up the award in the Scottish...
Government funding is to help a university cut down its contribution to local congestion.Roehampton University is the first institution to receive a £20,000 funding package as part of Transport for...
Wings that waggle could cut the fuel consumption of aircraft by 20 per cent, according to a study at the University of Warwick.Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and...
Hopes are high that a scholarship granted to a student at the University of Worcester will help her cement her place in the England women's rugby team in time for the 2010 World Cup. Abi Chamberlain...
An academic at the University of St Andrews has said that the singer Morrissey should be credited for his awkward nature and that he has yet to receive the recognition he deserves. In a book...
The business school at Nottingham Trent University is partnering with one of China's elite universities to launch a joint Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship Research Centre. The centre is...
The leader of a London university has given his staff a personal insight into the demands of his role. Sir Roy Anderson, rector of Imperial College London, offered his "top tips" on leadership to the...
The archive of an acclaimed poet has been acquired by the University of Leeds. The Geoffrey Hill archive includes 70 notebooks of poetry as well as other drafts of prose and poems, letters and...
A multimillion-pound donation is to be used to build a centre for music performance at the University of Kent. The Colyer-Fergusson building at the Canterbury campus is being funded with £4.5 million...
Europe's oldest man has been given an honorary doctorate by Southampton Solent University. Henry Allingham, who is nearly 113, was presented with an honorary doctorate of engineering by the...