There is a new incentive for students to go down the pub with the launch of the "Idea on a Beer Mat" competition at Bangor University. Its Centre for Careers and Opportunities is inviting students to...
An archive of scripts written by Alistair Cooke for his famous Letter from America broadcasts will be available to the public for the first time, via the University of East Anglia. The almost 3,000 "...
A driving simulator and psychometric assessment programme that aims to improve road safety is the fruit of a partnership between Cranfield University and Balfour Beatty, the engineering, construction...
A £1.5 million grant to conduct the latest British Election Survey has been awarded to the University of Essex. The survey investigates why people vote, and why they choose one political party over...
Ann Keen, junior Health Services Minister, has opened the University of Bedfordshire's purpose-built building for nursing students. The development includes fully functional theatres, wards and...
Chemists have developed a way of converting methane gas into powder form to make it more transportable. The scientists at the University of Liverpool developed a material made from silica and water...
Researchers have developed a natural microbial vapour that has proved to be effective against a large range of bacteria, including some hospital-acquired infections such as C. difficile. Katie Fisher...
Scholarships for overseas students studying at the University of Warwick will be provided following a deal with a global bank. Santander Universities, part of Banco Santander, which owns Abbey...
A medical campus has been opened in Malaysia by Newcastle University. Situated in the new Iskandar development close to Singapore, it will begin enrolling students in September 2009. It will provide...
A £2.1 million centre for engineering excellence for design and motorsport engineering students has opened at the University of the West of Scotland. Students will have access to industry-standard...
AustraliaGlobal status at risk, say eliteThe global status of Australia's top universities will be lost unless research investment is concentrated in the hands of proven performers.The argument,...
Global salary survey places Saudi Arabia top and China bottom amid wide variations, writes John Gill
A new scheme aims to help universities attract talented scientists from the private sector, explains Zoë Corbyn
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILThe BBSRC has announced the winners of the 2008 David Phillips fellowships for scientists who have demonstrated high potential and who wish to...
The European Reference Index for the Humanities seeks to highlight research, not criticise it, says Michael Worton