An international queer studies conference is to be hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University in February 2009. The conference, "Queering Paradigms", will "look at the status quo and the...
A four-day forum to debate democracy was due to be held by the University of Lincoln this week. Entitled "Magna Carta 2008: Exploring Democracy", it will become an annual event in the run-up to the...
A charity set up in memory of Richard Dimbleby has funded a new cancer research centre. Scientists at the Richard Dimbleby Laboratory of Cancer Research at King's College London will focus on...
Political communications, campaigning and reporting techniques will be the focus of a new masters course. City University London has launched an MA in political campaigning and reporting, which...
A £50 million finance package agreed with Barclays Commercial Bank will fund teaching and research facilities, sporting facilities and staff and student accommodation at Queen's University Belfast....
The Scottish Funding Council has said it will commit up to £50 million towards the first phase of redeveloping the Glasgow School of Art campus and replacing three poor-quality buildings. The...
The European Commission has awarded £8 million to a team of 18 European partners to develop pocket-sized, energy-efficient biomedical lasers. The University of Dundee is leading the project, which...
A chance encounter led Alan Clements to a visiting professorship in Cuba, where he has also helped shape the IT curriculum
Soraya Dhillon has been honoured for her work for the second time after she was awarded the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Charter Gold Medal. Professor Dhillon, head of the School of...
Clinical research 'inappropriate' to test alternative therapies, practitioners argue. Zoe Corbyn writes
Spectator columnist says politics department delivers propaganda. Melanie Newman reports
Plans to reform further education funding could severely hit student intakes at some higher education institutions, vice-chancellors warned this week.Institutions with high numbers of students from...
British Council study says single-child policy will harm recruiting efforts. John Gill reports
Northern Ireland's universities are overcoming their historic problem with "reluctant leavers" - local students forced to leave the province for study elsewhere in the UK because there are not enough...
Failure to act on high rate of scientific misconduct casts doubt on self-regulation, writes John Gill