UK students can now study international history at a leading US university under a new programme offered by the London School of Economics.The LSE in partnership with Columbia University, New York,...
Why are anorexia and bulimia classed as mental health conditions when obesity is not? That was one of the questions posed by Mike Thomas, dean of the faculty of health and social care at the...
A team of 30 academics and students with expertise in podiatry pitched in to treat runners with foot and ankle injuries at the London Marathon on Sunday. Steve Avil, senior lecturer in podiatry at...
Work-based degree-level education is being provided for employees at bed retailer Dreams by Bucks New University. The foundation degree in retail management will enable Dreams staff to undertake a...
Bournemouth University academics and students are part of a team excavating Stonehenge for the first time in over 40 years.The two-week dig, which is being filmed for the BBC programme Timewatch, is...
Top civil servant says 'we never thought we would', while Denham strives to shift focus, writes John Gill
Universities' business continuity staff are developing strategies for crisis response. Chloe Stothart reports
End 'disastrous' funding system thwarting science's progress, UCL academic urges. Zoe Corbyn reports
Higher education financeSector income tops £20bnThe total annual income of higher education institutions in the UK has risen to over £20 billion for the first time. Income rose by 9 per cent last...
Universities must take responsibility for firing academics who are poor teachers, Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, chairman of the University Grants Committee, has warned. Sir Peter said good quality...
Mark Welland's new role as the Ministry of Defence's Chief Scientific Adviser is, he says, a 'massive job'. Zoe Corbyn reports
Chris Gaskell has been appointed as the new chair of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' Science Advisory Council, which advises on science policy and strategy. He is...
'All hell' would break loose if the fee cap were lifted, Wes Streeting tells Rebecca Attwood
Many youngsters leave school unfit for university or work. Diplomas can change that, believes Claudio Vignali
Academics' insecurity about their lecturing skills has hit new lows in an age of unrepentantly rude mobile phone users, says Frank Furedi