University of Sussex - Reaching new depths
A lecturer in education has won first place in the women's division of the Saltfree Double Dip 2009 freediving competition, the UK's national freediving championship. Kattie Lussier, an academic in...
A lecturer in education has won first place in the women's division of the Saltfree Double Dip 2009 freediving competition, the UK's national freediving championship. Kattie Lussier, an academic in...
The new Queen Margaret University campus at Musselburgh is worth £77 million to the UK economy, a study has found. Research by the University of Strathclyde revealed that every £1 million QMU spends...
An academic will use his stint on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square this week to lecture on how engineering is changing the world. As part of Antony Gormley's art project, John Robinson, head of...
Twins have graduated from the same university with identical degrees in the same subject. Mark and David Law, aged 23, who come from The Wirral, near Liverpool, graduated with first-class bachelors...
An international conference on African theatre brought together experts to debate trends and issues surrounding African theatre and performance. Topics at this week's event, hosted by the School of...
Staff at the University of Bristol swapped the office for the farmyard last week to take part in a renovation project. About 40 staff from Bristol's academic registry spent the day landscaping...
An outreach programme aimed at getting students from families with no experience of higher education to undertake degrees has produced its first graduates. Ten students who were part of the...
Office workers now have an excuse to play games in the name of science. Computer scientists at Newcastle University have developed a computer program that could turn manual tasks into a form of...
A London university is to reinstate the Doctor of Science award for its staff and graduates. Imperial College London said the DSc would be awarded for published work that has advanced knowledge and...
A university has become a centre of excellence in television and interactive media. The University of Salford has been declared a Skillset Media Academy, giving students new opportunities to benefit...
A university has signed a £10 million knowledge-transfer deal with a national laboratory. The collaboration between the University of Surrey and the National Physical Laboratory will focus on...
A European masters degree in basketball coaching has been launched. The University of Worcester's partnership with the Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education will involve teaching in both Worcester...
A fully functioning microbrewery is to be built on a university campus. The £2 million facility at the University of Nottingham will be used for teaching and research in brewing science. The...
An international team of scientists has concluded a four-year effort to agree on a "plant DNA barcode". The code will provide the foundation for use of DNA technologies to identify plants. Academics...
Sleep deprivation, dirt and a craving for unhealthy food are some of the things one expects to experience at a music festival. But visitors to the Secret Garden Party in Cambridgeshire last month...