A team of scientists have made a discovery about how infectious bacteria invade the human body. Nitric oxide (NO) is the poisonous gas produced by the body to destroy bacterial cells, but microbes...
A new £32 million library at the University of Leicester has been opened by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. The library, the centrepiece of the university's £1 billion development plan, is...
A member of the Students Union Council at the University of Sheffield has resigned after he was identified as a member of the British National Party. The council voted for a referendum to allow...
The first major donation to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama's £3.5 million "Stage for Success" campaign has come from the student union. The £50,000 contribution is profit from the union's...
Fifty PhD studentships are up for grabs in a London university's School of Health. The King's College London awards are funded by King's Graduate School, the Medical Research Council, the...
A research agreement that will see collaborations in nanoscience, technology and engineering has been signed between the University of Leeds and the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. This...
A battle of business minds inspired by the popular BBC series Dragons' Den is to be held at the University of Hertfordshire. More than 200 17-year-olds will pitch their ideas to a panel of top...
A scheme that will help to develop students who want a career in the nuclear industry has been kick-started by the University of Central Lancashire. The Nuclear University Enterprise Network, which...
A research-intensive university is stepping up its efforts to provide good customer service to students and staff. Imperial College London said its customer service academy will focus on "raising...
A sponsorship deal will see the University of Chester's name on the back of players' shirts at the Warrington Wolves rugby league football club. The arrangement strengthens existing ties between the...
A 36-hour non-stop dance competition kept 22 students and alumni on their toes as they celebrated the 40th anniversary of the University of Exeter's drama department. The event was based on dance...
A foundation degree has been launched in "workplace wellbeing". Leeds Trinity & All Saints said the course's message was that "a healthy workforce is a wealthy workforce". It was developed in...
Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney has received a lifetime achievement award at the centenary charter day celebrations for Queen's University Belfast. The former Queen's lecturer recited the centenary...
'Themed' funds will aid research on the water cycle, climate change, earth science and more. Zoe Corbyn reports
ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILThe EPSRC has announced £250 million in funding to create 44 new doctoral training centres across the UK. They will bring researchers together to...