Girton College, Cambridge has received an anonymous £5 million donation. Half of the money will be used to set up a fund for supporting teaching posts and the other half will be added to the college'...
Former jockey Tamsin Young is teaching the UK's first course in equestrian psychology, investigating how the bond between humans and horses can be used to realise a horse's maximum potential. The two...
A multimillion-pound centre for sports and health is to open in 2011 in the heart of Glasgow, leading the run-up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The centre is part of a £300 million campus investment...
Some of the country's best-known writers will take part in Leicester's first literature festival to be held from 29 October to 1 November at the University of Leicester. The Literary Leicester...
Two films on the Freemasons have been brought to the screen by the University of Sheffield's Centre for Research into Freemasonry, with the help of Showroom Cinema. Forces Occultes, a propaganda film...
A £3.7 million grant from the Medical Research Council will help fund a research centre aimed at reducing the unwanted side-effects of prescribed drugs. The grant has been awarded to the universities...
Displays of altruism or selflessness may make people more attractive to potential mates. This was one of the key findings of a study carried out by researchers at the University of Nottingham. The...
A new MSc in property management and investment has been launched by the De Montfort University Business School to help meet the challenges facing the property industry. The bespoke course will...
More than 200 plasticised human body parts have been purchased to teach anatomy to medical students at the University of Warwick. The specimens have been bought from Gunther von Hagens, who is famous...
Pharmacologist Robin Plevin's 'health entertainment' uses drama and humour to spread the word on coronary disease
The University of Staffordshire's vice-chancellor has been named Woman of Achievement 2008 in the Vitalise Women of the Year Awards. Christine King, a professor of history with research interests in...
Should universities be exempt from Freedom of Information Act probes? John Gill on a hot debate
Terry Eagleton has found many willing employers since leaving Manchester, reports John Gill
No 'ethical shortfall' in sensitive study areas, argues Buckingham. Melanie Newman reports
The central portico, with its ten Corinthian columns, is the most famous landmark of University College London. Work began in 1826, the year UCL was founded, and was completed in 1829. Since money...