African American Writers and Classical Tradition
In African American Writers and Classical Tradition, William Cook and James Tatum, professors emeriti of English and African American studies and of Classics, respectively, analyse the influence of...
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Shakespeare's London: Everyday Life in London 1580-1616
In a recent interview for ߣߣÊÓƵ, the world's foremost Shakespearean, Stanley Wells, distances himself from the literary theorists: "I ... see myself as a sort of populariser. I have...
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Imperial College London - Return of the Silurian blob
An ancient creature of the deep has been revealed by scientists at Imperial College London. They have developed a 3D model of the only known fossilised specimen of a creature, called Drakozoon, which...
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Harper Adams University College - Food for thought
Four postgraduate scholarships, worth £1,000 each, have been launched by Harper Adams University College. They are open to graduates hoping to study estate and land management, farm and agri-business...
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The Open University - Be there, or be somewhere else
A conference held entirely in the virtual world of Second Life will look at issues including teaching and learning in the computer age. An Open University expert on education in Second Life, Anna...
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University of Reading - Penguin paradigm
The role Penguin paperbacks played in revolutionising publishing is the subject of research to mark 75 years since the first books in the format were released. Nicola Wilson, a postdoctoral research...
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Aberystwyth University - Welsh on the move
Welsh-speaking academics have developed a new application to help people learn the language while on the move. An app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch designed by computer scientists Chris Price...
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University of Liverpool - Joint first
The first students to graduate from a UK university's joint-venture campus in China have picked up their degrees. A ceremony was held in China for graduates of Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University,...
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Kingston/St George's - Suitable case for treatment
More than 100 nurses have been interviewed for a book on the history of modern nursing. Nurses' Voices is an oral history of the profession, based on 1,000 hours of recorded interviews with nurses...
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University of Bedfordshire - 13th-century bonanza
Secrets from the 13th century have been revealed at an archaeological dig on a site owned by a university. The landowner Fulk de Breaute built a settlement nearly 800 years ago on land that is now...
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Edinburgh Napier University - Giving generously
A group of leading Edinburgh business figures have donated nearly £1 million to fund the development of a new campus. Edinburgh Napier University's Sighthill campus, to be opened later this year, has...
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University of Nottingham - A long time in politics
Academics at the University of Nottingham's School of Politics and International Relations are being challenged to sum up their expertise on subjects such as war, disaster politics and UK-US...
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Loughborough University - Grand designs
A design school has been created by the amalgamation of Loughborough University's departments of ergonomics and design and technology with its Ergonomics Safety Research Institute. From August 2011,...
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Sheffield Hallam University - Sinological success
A university has been named one of the UK's five most creative and innovative businesses operating in China. Sheffield Hallam University received the accolade at the British Business Awards 2010,...
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School of Oriental and African Studies - Silent splendour
One of the UK's five National Research Libraries is to undergo a multimillion-pound refurbishment project. The library at the School of Oriental and African Studies holds unique collections on Africa...