Nottingham University's Ningbo campus now has 2,850 students studying for degrees equivalent to those in the UK. Nottingham says its aim is to build research and industry links with China and to...
International restrictions on the use of toxic pesticides may have a major impact on world suicide rates, according to new research from Bristol University. Published in the International Journal of...
Getting involved with arts activities can help keep people healthy, according to a new study from Manchester Metropolitan University. The three-year Treasury- funded project has shown that engaging...
Salford University will set up an official Home Office Neighbourhood Watch style scheme to reduce crime on campus. CampusWatch will involve several staff and students from each university building -...
Scientists from UK universities will be closely watching the progress of an unmanned Russian spacecraft, launched by a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan last week. The spacecraft will be carrying a...
Cancer Research UK funded a record £315 million worth of research last year. The milestone figure marks nearly a doubling in research funding since the charity was formed five years ago - and is up £...
SHELLEY COOK WELLCOME TRUST FELLOW Shelley Cook could have pursued a career as a professional salsa dancer or as a City consultant. Instead, after winning a £250,000 fellowship from the Wellcome...
Warwick University has unveiled plans to double its number of postgraduate research students, with more than 1,000 new places, and to attract more star researchers as part of a "critical push" to...
One-to-one assistance from a personal tutor is part of the education experience for more and more students - but at what cost? Amy Binns reports Alpha Tutors, one of the UK's leading private tuition...
As the battle for the 2008 US presidential election heats up, suddenly everyone wants to pour money into higher education. Jon Marcus explains. Hats, T-shirts, coffee mugs and other paraphernalia...
A long-running row between a controversial US academic and his university employer has ended with him agreeing to resign. Norman Finkelstein, who has alleged that Israel accused those who opposed its...
Further evidence linking higher education with health benefits has emerged in a US study. Research by the American Cancer Society found that black men who had higher education were half as likely to...
An Australian academic is fighting for justice for tens of thousands of people who worked unpaid on cattle stations until the 1960s. Sydney University law lecturer Thalia Anthony is leading a...
A US university has received a donation of more than £56 million, the largest in its history. The University of California, Berkeley was given the money by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation....
The grey whale population may not have recovered from the effects of hunting as well as previously thought, according to a study. The research from Stanford and Washington universities in the US...