Kevin Dunion, the new rector of the University of St Andrews, faced his first big challenge in the role at his installation ceremony - deciding how to get there. Each rector has to choose a fresh and...
Queen Victoria was amused after all, an academic at the University of East Anglia has found. A letter dated 16 July 1852 and written by Lord Derby, Prime Minister of the day, was unearthed by...
The UK is suffering from ephebiphobia - the fear of young people.That is the message that will be delivered by psychologist and television presenter Tanya Byron at her inaugural lecture as professor...
An increase in the number of student applications of almost 11 per cent has been reported by Leeds Metropolitan University. The institution said that more than 30,000 students were vying for entry...
One hundred portraits of women in science, engineering and medicine went on display this week. The exhibition at Imperial College London from 9 to 15 March celebrates International Women's Day and...
Music composed by a group of Queen's University Belfast students has been chosen as the official sound of Northern Ireland. John Shelly and the Creatures, a four-piece band, wrote the song Long May...
The treatment of the human form of mad cow disease could be revolutionised by scientists at the University of Liverpool. They have determined the atomic structure of the binding between a brain...
Wales' five major universities have announced a joint project to boost innovation. Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Swansea universities, which teach 70 per cent of all students in Wales...
The actress who played Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films has given a class to students at Bath Spa University. Samantha Bond shared her expertise with as many as 100 final-year drama and dance...
A London university has launched the UK's first Graduate School of Journalism. The school at City University London includes a new Centre for Journalism Research, led by Howard Tumber, professor of...
Three academics have been appointed to write an official history of the criminal justice system. Paul Rock, David Downes and Tim Newburn, professors at the London School of Economics, will examine...
Durham University is presenting On Being Human, an exhibition that forms part of its Institute of Advanced Study's year-long examination of what it means to be human in the 21st century.The event...
David Docherty plans to retain the CIHE's focus on research while focusing on skills needed to retain the UK's competitiveness
George Mitchell, chancellor of Queen's University Belfast, is stepping down after ten years in the post. The former senator, who was appointed US Special Envoy for Middle East Peace by President...
Industry figures cite a lack of joined-up thinking and inflated research claims. Hannah Fearn reports