A merger is planned between the University of Reading and Henley Management College, which could result in the creation of one of Europe's largest business schools. Gordon Marshall, the university's...
The first complete electronic version of the Domesday Book has been produced by a University of Hull researcher. The electronic version of the 1086 survey of England, which was created by John Palmer...
A £180,000 software laboratory for "spatial informatics" was launched by the University of York this week. It will be used by academics to map and visualise questions that have a spatial dimension,...
Researchers have discovered a gene abnormality that causes itchy skin. Itchy skin is one of the most common and least understood symptoms in dermatology. Until now, little had been known about itch...
A research centre at the University of Nottingham that examines the effects of globalisation has opened a new branch at the university's campus near Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia. The Leverhulme Centre...
A group of scientists and engineers led by Mark Hempsell of the University of Bristol has suggested the UK should get involved in human space flight by adding two new modules to the International...
Ants and bacteria have inspired research that has netted two scientists at the University of Portsmouth major grants worth £652,000 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council....
Eight monitoring stations designed to help conserve Estonia's vulnerable coastal wetlands have been set up after a six-year field research project by the University of Brighton. The research...
The classification system is under more scrutiny as the number of top awards handed out continues to climb. Rebecca Attwood reports.
The number of full-time students enrolling at English universities fell by 2 per cent in the year that top-up fees were introduced.Statistics from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show that 502...
Soaring endowments at top universities fail to attract low-income students. John Gill reports.
INDIA: PLEA TO BOOST DISTANCE LEARNINGIndia needs to expand its open and distance-learning system by a substantial amount if it is to hit government targets for increasing enrolment in higher...
Youthful vice-chancellor hopes he can win over his predecessor's critics, writes Melanie Newman.
Universities should take over the work co-ordinating postgraduate medical training in England, a report on modernising medical careers has recommended.Sir John Tooke's paper says that new graduate...
HEFCE FUNDING CONSULTATION: Review to focus on accountabilityA consultation has been launched on changes to funding arrangements between the Higher Education Funding Council for England and...