From the margins to the main page
An exhibition focuses on the local fixers who made Western exploration possible. Matthew Reisz writes
Search
-
-
Grant winners
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILFirst GrantsAward winner: A. KelsoInstitution: University of SouthamptonValue: £298,248The scrutiny universe: the House of Commons select committees and the...
-
Means business
Ruth Farwell, chair of GuildHE, plans to boost the sector's diversity by welcoming private providers with open arms
-
Appointments
The University of Bath has appointed Ron Humphreys the new director of Bath Ventures, the body set up to promote and generate income from the institution's intellectual property. Formerly head of...
-
Robert Gordon University - Parental guidance
A parents' evening has been held at The Robert Gordon University to help the parents of school-age children offer their offspring advice about university choices. Parents from Moray, Angus and...
-
University of Bristol - Positive result
A major international award has been won by the University of Bristol for an initiative to make working life at the institution more productive, rewarding, enjoyable and healthy. The university's...
-
University of Surrey - A new angle on art
Work is under way to create a three-dimensional "Wikipedia" of art at the University of Surrey. Researchers are paving the way for works to be recorded in a 3D format that will enable people to view...
-
University of Aberdeen - Virtual visit
Prospective students were able to experience what life is like at the University of Aberdeen without leaving their homes by taking part in the institution's first virtual open day. On 25 October,...
-
Keele University - Pharmacy school's facelift
After a £2.2 million improvement project, Keele University has officially reopened its School of Pharmacy. Sir Alasdair Breckenridge, chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...
-
Birmingham City University - Doubling up on doctorates
A university is aiming to double the number of its doctoral students and deliver an investment plan worth £10 million. Birmingham City University wants to fund more than 30 PhD studentships over the...
-
School of Oriental and African Studies - Back on the good foot
An academic has paved the way for the reassembly of an important Buddhist statue after finding its legs in a Cambodian forest. The largest intact piece of the eight-headed, 3m-high sandstone statue,...
-
Kingston University - You want me to do what?
More than one third of secretaries have been asked by their bosses to perform tasks that go beyond the call of duty, including sewing up trouser seams, buying a toilet brush and booking a back wax,...
-
University of Westminster - Double feature
A campaign has been launched to revive a historic cinema on London's Regent Street with the help of a £1 million donation. In 1896, the cinema, then known as Marlborough Hall - part of the Regent...
-
Thames Valley University - Teenage kick-start
A new centre aims to help teenage mothers overcome barriers to education. Thames Valley University's Centre at Reading Girls' School boasts a library, hair salon and beauty therapy training room,...
-
Glyndwr University - Dismissal prompts strike ballot
Members of the University and College Union at Glyndwr University are being balloted on strike action in support of their branch chair, Hamish Murphy, who the union claimed was dismissed from his...