The official opening of the UK's first new school of pharmacy in 30 years took place last week. Although the University of East Anglia's Pharmacy School opened five years ago, it is only now ready to...
Funding from the European Union has allowed a university to link 1,600 desktop computers into a powerful new grid. The £230,000 grant will allow researchers at the University of Westminster access to...
A one-day conference aiming to explore English Renaissance humour in its various forms was due to take place at the University of Leicester as Times Higher Education went to press. Some of the...
A centre of research in nutrition and health, backed by £12 million from the Scottish Government, has been created by the merger of the University of Aberdeen and the Rowett Research Institute.The...
Study finds a troubling rise in undergraduates' demands on advisers. Melanie Newman reports
The University of Sunderland has been accused of censoring a student newspaper article critical of the university.As part of their coursework, journalism undergraduates write articles for a newspaper...
Think-tank says universities need more cash and freedom to boost growth in sector. John Gill writes
CanadaRight-to-die research haltedThe decision to shut down a controversial research project on assisted suicides has been criticised as a breach of academic freedom. The Canadian Association of...
Research councils want academics to spend some time outside their own disciplines, says Zoe Corbyn
The Wellcome TrustThe Wellcome Trust has announced four new partnership programmes between academia and industry as part of an initiative to foster a new generation of clinicians trained in...
Ian Cooke, grounds manager at the University of Nottingham, has won an accolade from the RHS for his gardens
Douglas Kell, professor of bioanalytical science at the University of Manchester, has been appointed by the Government as the chief executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
Olga Wojtas tours a digital archive of First World War material compiled by members of the public
TVU leads league table for getting students into employment. Phil Baty and Hannah Fearn report
University to validate Trinity degrees, after other UK institutions end collaboration, says Melanie Newman