Gene therapy could be an effective way to improve survival rates among heart attack patients, research funded by the British Heart Foundation suggests. Costanza Emanueli, BHF senior research fellow...
The Ivory Coast has announced that its team will train at the University of Bedfordshire in the run-up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The West African nation has signed a memorandum of...
An electronic archive of manuscripts chronicling the Hundred Years War has been created by academics at two institutions. The archive, which was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and...
A Scottish research company is designing a new generation of antibiotics using academic expertise to combat drug-resistant bacteria such as the hospital "superbug" methicillin-resistant...
A research unit looking at the impact of fat on the development of disease is to be established at the UHI Millennium Institute. The centre at the prospective University of the Highlands and Islands...
A £50 million project will establish a direct link between the University of St Andrews and a local secondary school. A new building for Madras College will be constructed on university land, and in...
A group of disadvantaged young people from East London have produced an award-winning interactive guide to the area. It uses photographs, video footage and online comment to present the most exciting...
Attitudes towards politicians and their levels of honesty and integrity have changed surprisingly little despite the high-profile MPs' expenses scandal. That is the finding of a study by researchers...
Dom Sylvester Houedard (1924-92), often known as DSH, served with British military intelligence in Asia before becoming a Benedictine monk at Prinknash Abbey in Gloucestershire.While running the...
Row erupts over US college's rejection of master's work done after travel ban. John Gill reports
Male studies will help fight 'pervasive misandry' in society, say scholars. Matthew Reisz reports
According to Janez Potocnik, former European Commissioner for science and research, world university rankings are now used by politicians "as a measurement of their nation's economic strength and...
United StatesPay up and play the gameCalifornia's hard-up state universities are diverting funds meant for classrooms and students to cover land deals and construction projects, according to reports...
Healthcare reforms could offer shot in the arm to the academy's balance sheet. Jon Marcus reports
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILDigital Equipment and Database Enhancement for Impact schemeAward winner: G.P. EarlInstitution: University of SouthamptonValue: £232,575Reflectance-transformation...