Authors Will Self and Ian McEwan, historian Simon Schama and broadcaster Joan Bakewell are among those taking part in this year's Spring Literary Festival at the University of East Anglia. Acclaimed...
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have (ADHD) serious problems with short-term memory, which may explain their poor attention, according to research by academics from the...
A new £8 million business and law building has been opened at Edge Hill University. The addition to the Ormskirk campus, described by the university as "cutting edge", will house several departments...
The efforts of a University of Salford scientist to prevent the spread of a killer disease have been honoured by the Chinese Government. The work of Phil Craig, from Salford's School of Environment...
The University and College Union has criticised the University of Plymouth for putting £2.5 million towards a city sports centre at the same time as it is consulting on cutting more than 220 jobs....
A £1 million history project at the University of Essex is to create a research resource that it hopes will transform understanding of the period between 1851 and 1911. The project will pool more...
A university founded just 18 months ago has received two marks of recognition for the way it is run. The University of Cumbria was granted the Investors in People award as well as accreditation for...
Work is to begin soon on a new £13 million sport and health sciences building for the University of Teesside after council planners gave the scheme their unanimous backing. The four-storey building,...
A dispute between Nottingham Trent University and the University and College Union is close to being resolved, union leaders have said. The UCU took industrial action after the university introduced...
Interviews with academics, programmes about research, lectures and teaching materials are all being made available online at the University of Warwick's new iTunes site. One of the educational films...
Plans for a new building for the University of Exeter's Business School have been approved by Exeter City Council. The project will cost £18 million and is part of a wider £25 million investment in...
Researchers at the University of Bedfordshire are examining the fitness levels of young people in their region. The study will compare the effects of different strategies to promote physical activity...
April decision expected on three options mooted for cash-strapped resource. Elinor Zuke reports
British delegation aims to help Iraq rebuild its war-torn higher education sector, writes John Gill
Australian and UK universities could face a major funding deficit as an increasingly competitive global market in higher education drives down income from international students.That is the view of...