Kingston University - Punishing workload
A newly appointed professor of law is conducting a major study into the impact of antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos). Julia Fionda, of Kingston University, has completed a pilot study, which...
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Aston University - Health and happiness
Business researchers have taken part in a national government review aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of NHS staff. Researchers at Aston University's Business School participated in the...
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Lancaster University - Twice as good
A research project named the best of the year at the 2009 ߣߣÊÓƵ Awards has picked up another accolade. Lancaster University has won a Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further...
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University of Worcester - Efforts go to waste
Encouraging students to recycle their waste has earned a university an award for going green. The University of Worcester won a gold award at this year's Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best...
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Anglia Ruskin University - Firm support
Budding business brains from Anglia Ruskin University can now use the university's "hot hatch" as a base for start-up companies. The facility provides desk space at the university and expert support...
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Newcastle University - A surprising lack
Almost half of UK women may be deficient in vitamin A due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, a team of scientists at Newcastle University has found. The study, led by Georg Lietz,...
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Bangor University - Making the most of it
Teams of students at Bangor University were loaned £10 and challenged to make a profit within a week. The contest, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, formed part of the university's...
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University of York - Lucky day for some
A new species of chameleon has been discovered in Tanzania by a scientist from the University of York. Andrew Marshall, who works in the university's environment department, found the animal while...
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University of Nottingham - Sun flare in Spain
Britain is to be represented by the University of Nottingham in a competition to design, build and test Europe's most attractive, effective and energy-efficient zero-carbon solar-powered house. A...
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That's what it's all about
Student photographers have captured college life on camera. Michael Hackett, a student from Brockenhurst College in Hampshire, has won the first-ever national college photography award. His image of...
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Overseas briefing
ChinaGraduates face scramble for jobsThe record number of students graduating from Chinese universities is likely to pose "severe challenges" to the job market, the country's Education Minister has...
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Free thinking? States' firm grip on Europe's academy
University autonomy is more spin than substance, EUA analysis finds. Phil Baty reports
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'Learning transformed me - I wanted to transform others'
Lincoln's v-c has seen first-hand the academy's power to change lives, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Grant winners
EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCILAbout EUR325 million (£296 million) has been awarded by the ERC to the winners of its second Starting Grant competition. The awards, worth up to EUR2 million each, will be...
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It's a wide world
New UK Higher Education International Unit head Keith Sharp is enthusiastic about the sector's global expansion