The life and work of Charles Dickens will be celebrated on 10 October. Birkbeck, University of London will host Dickens Day, an annual celebration that began in 1986 to mark the 150th anniversary of...
Dance students put on a performance in London's Docklands to mark the launch of a new dance institute. Students from the dance urban practice programme at the University of East London celebrated the...
Software developed by an academic could spell the end of "melody plagiarism". Plagiarism in pop music is a common and often feverishly debated phenomenon that has affected high-profile artists such...
More than 200 students will "invade" Salford Quays this week when a theatre production transforms the area into an army installation. Beyond the Front Line, a performance produced by The Lowry...
The children of single mothers are more likely to smoke as young adults than those who are brought up by both parents, researchers have found. The findings by a team in the department of economics at...
A £4m AHRC fund will allow researchers to update and improve their digital resources. Neha Popat reports
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHAward winner: Elizabeth MillerInstitution: Health Protection AgencyValue: £179,994Assessment of baseline age-specific antibody prevalence and incidence of...
Renate Simpson has employed 'outstanding detective work' in her lifelong study of postgraduate education
Ian Diamond, chief executive of the Economic and Social Research Council, has been announced as the next principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Aberdeen. Professor Diamond, a social...
America's superpower status is slipping as other countries' efforts to join the global elite begin to pay dividends. Phil Baty reports
To mark the worldwide launch of the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic, Pearson is proud to sponsor the 2009 ߣߣÊÓƵ-QS World University Rankings
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Harry Lewis reflects on how Harvard's unique ethos, constructive confusion and unreconciled tensions ensure its continuing success
Universities in East Asia are showing strength even in the humanities, a subject in which they traditionally have fared poorly
UK Universities are highly regarded around the world. They must not allow complacency to set in and endanger their enviable position, says David Lammy