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...
Moves to tighten the copyright laws protecting musicians may "lock away" the country's musical heritage, a conference at the University of Salford heard. The conference, held last week, was hosted by...
This ethereal figure is part of a summer exhibition celebrating the talent of students at the Royal College of Art.The sculpture, called Dreamcatcher, is the work of MPhil student Marilene Oliver,...
Scholars object to limits placed on their freedom to supervise external PhDs. Melanie Newman reports
The sweeping curves and reflective glass of the six-storey Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Building ensure it is a powerful presence at the main gateway to the University of Leeds.The £16 million building...
Broadsheets in broad agreement on Oxbridge excellence again this year, writes Rebecca Attwood
United StatesSurgeon in conflict-of-interest rowA US senator's campaign against alleged conflicts of interest among researchers has thrown the spotlight on a surgeon at the University of California,...
Increasing demand for university places is not being met. Phil Baty reports from Hong Kong
Dissatisfaction among PhD students is growing but there is help for institutions willing to learn how to deal with it. Zoe Corbyn reports