University of Exeter - Budget boost for science
Plans to invest £80 million in science, medicine and engineering over the next three years have been announced by the University of Exeter. The money - £30 million from existing university funds and...
Search
-
-
University of Nottingham - Dissect, then grill lightly
A biomechanics lecturer has devised a cookbook to teach his students about anatomy. The book uses easily available cuts of meat to highlight textures, three-dimensional structure and even the smells...
-
Birkbeck, University of London - Kiwi centre gets government cash
The New Zealand Government is investing more than £100,000 in a UK centre devoted to the study of the Antipodean country. The Birkbeck Centre for New Zealand Studies, based at the University of...
-
Sheffield Hallam University - 11.30pm - book still unopened
Academics have come up with a new way to investigate where and when students do their work. Sheffield Hallam University's Learning and Teaching Institute has recruited 15 students to a two-week...
-
University of Winchester - Road warriors' battle archived
An archive of materials relating to the historic road protest campaign at Twyford Down, near Winchester, has been acquired by the University of Winchester. The archive contains hundreds of letters,...
-
London School of Economics - Gift funds climate change centre
Two philanthropists have donated more than £12 million to create a research centre on climate change. Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham are creating the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and...
-
University of Dundee - £10m for life sciences institute
The Scottish Government is to fund a new £10 million life sciences institute at the University of Dundee. Sir Philip Cohen, a bioscientist and director of research at the College of Life Sciences,...
-
University of Aberdeen - Midges face a Monster Challenge
Zoologists are carrying out a trial of a new repellent against the scourge of Scottish summers, the midge. Up to 1,000 competitors in September's First Monster Challenge, a 120km duathlon (cycling...
-
University of Strathclyde - On course for sustainable profits
Europe's first postgraduate course in environmental entrepreneurship is to be launched by the University of Strathclyde. The MSc aims to give students the skill to launch ventures and products that...
-
University of Teesside - Fandom's not black and white
Football supporters do not believe they have to go to live matches to be true fans, according to research into the followers of the North East's main teams. Kevin Dixon, a senior lecturer in sports...
-
Aberystwyth University - Institute to explore green issues
Aberystwyth University is creating a £20 million research institute to tackle major environmental problems. The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences will bring together the...
-
University of Bolton - UAE campus under way
A campus in Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, is to be set up by the University of Bolton. The campus will offer a range of Bolton's undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in engineering,...
-
Queen's University Belfast - Kinder solvents sought
A new £500,000 laboratory will investigate green alternatives to solvents used in the chemical industry. The lab at Queen's University Belfast's Ionic Liquid Laboratories has a £5.25 million research...
-
University of East Anglia - Chocolaty goodness put to test
A study into the health benefits of chocolate for women has been launched at the University of East Anglia. In the first clinical trial, postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes will eat one bar of...
-
Sheffield/Hertfordshire/Open universities - London lowlife goes online
Details of extraordinary crimes carried out in London can be viewed online for the first time from this week. Researchers at the universities of Sheffield and Hertfordshire and at The Open University...