Peter Hall has been given a rare accolade by the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland Most people assume that pathology professor Peter Hall cuts up dead bodies. But Professor Hall, who...
Tim Unwin , professor of geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been appointed programme director of the World Economic Forum's Partnerships for Education initiative. Brighton...
North slates skewed system of biomedical funding allocation. Rebecca Attwood reports. Champions of England's northern universities this week blasted health chiefs for pouring biomedical research...
Bath University could soon be offering a foundation degree for funeral directors, writes Rebecca Attwood. The university, which is home to the UK's only centre devoted to the study and research of...
Universities in the UK are in the Stone Age when it comes to alumni fundraising, according to the multimillionaire education philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl, writes Rebecca Attwood. Sir Peter,...
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Sedate Winchester and the glitzy Bollywood film industry would seem to have little in common, but a new programme run by the city's university could change that. Staff and students at Winchester...
Hertfordshire University's Centre for Mental Health Recovery discussed a new approach to treating mental illness this week. The centre played host to the second meeting of the Eastern Region Mental...
The University of the West of England is leading a major European project to explore how artists, designers, scientists and technologists can collaborate to improve colour management, colour digital...
Plymouth University will host a poetry evening next week with readings by Chris Hamilton-Emery and Tim Liardet. The Peninsula Arts's Two Poets , One Evening event will be held on February 21 at 6....
An intelligent exoskeleton developed by researchers at Abertay Dundee University could help cut physiotherapy waiting times. Researchers in Abertay's School of Computing and Creative Technologies...
Tony Tysome finds maths and sciences surprisingly popular as number of would-be students rockets Admissions staff this week admitted to being baffled by a sudden and unexpected surge in the...
Managers at Surrey University had forecast a rise in the number of applications this year, but even they were surprised to witness a scramble for places that has left them with a 40 per cent increase...
Universities that are generous with bursary cash do not necessarily attract the most applications, a new report reveals. Research by Universities UK on the impact of variable fees found that some of...
A former police officer who enrolled at Canterbury Christ Church University in 1993 with one A level has left the university with a PhD and a prestigious international award for his theological...