Students who apply to university earlier in the year make better choices when it comes to institutions and courses, according to research by London South Bank University. Of 502 students who applied...
Sir Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England football legend, has joined the University of Brighton on a visit to Israel to train young Jewish and Arab footballers. The university's Football...
Does it pay to be nice? Why do girls do better than boys at school? Does the fact that your parents smoked mean that you will? These were among the tough questions faced by academics attending the...
A social work lecturer has won a national prize for The Turing Test - his collection of short stories that feature robots, alien planets and genetic manipulation. Chris Beckett, a science fiction...
At the University of Aberdeen last week, Ken Skeldon did his best to debunk the conspiracy theories surrounding the Nasa Moon landings. Questions such as why did the flags planted on the lunar...
Degree-awarding powers have been awarded to a higher education institution in Leeds. Currently, the University of Leeds awards degrees to graduates of Leeds Trinity and All Saints. However, after an...
A new School of Engineering is to be created at the University of Lincoln. The Centre of Excellence, which is supported by a £4.3m grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for England, will be...
A university has signed a £1 million three-year partnership with BAE Systems to conduct research into energy management. The University of Central Lancashire will help the defence giant manage its...
The University of York is consulting on whether it should build two wind turbines as part of the new extension to its main campus. Elizabeth Heaps, the university's pro vice-chancellor for estates,...
A neuroscience laboratory has developed the first audio-based game for the iPhone. Called Bing Bong, it encourages players to use their brains differently by "hearing" the visual world. Developed by...
London scientists are now able to carry out large-scale plant experiments in an urban location for the first time, thanks to a £1 million rooftop greenhouse that has been opened on top of a five-...
Students with disabilities have been working with academics to develop a set of learning and teaching guides to help staff design inclusive curriculums. A three-year project at the University of...
The University of Reading has submitted a planning application for a new purpose-built home for its department of film, theatre and television at the university's Whiteknights campus. Dedicated space...
More than 1,500 scholars from around the world were expected to descend on the University of Leeds this week for a myth-busting International Medieval Congress. The scholars were set to explore...
Southampton Solent University has become the first university in the UK to run its own stage at Glade, an open-air electronic music festival. Students are involved in everything from performing to...