A petition objecting to the University of Exeter's decision to outsource its nursery to a private company has attracted 789 signatures. The petition calls on the university to delay the tendering...
A new mental health training and research centre will be launched at the University of Reading this week. The Charlie Waller Institute of Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment is the first of its...
A multimillion-pound new city centre campus being planned by the University of Wales, Newport, moved a step closer this week with the appointment of a building contractor to prepare the site....
The lost city of Dunwich, Britain's own Atlantis, has captured the imagination for centuries - and it could soon be revealed with a survey using underwater sonar. David Sear of the University of...
Spinning a hard-boiled egg on a tabletop could help unlock the mysteries of the Earth's weather, according to a mathematician at the University of Portsmouth. Andrew Burbanks, who has been invited to...
The global impact of the world's largest dust-producing area has been cast into doubt by a scientist from the University of Salford. Adrian Chappell of the School of Environment and Life Sciences...
Higher education faces "ten years of change, complexity and uncertainty", Lord Dearing said at a speech given last week at the University of Hull's annual learning and teaching conference. Lord...
A new MSc programme in artificial intelligence has been set up by the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science. The course will be offered beginning in October. "AI and...
A new Centre for Spatial Economics is to be established at the London School of Economics. The centre, which has received funding of £2.4 million over an initial three years from a number of partners...
Academics have teamed up with Horrible Science illustrator David Smith to develop a series of ten comics designed to make chemistry fun for primary-age children. The Horrible Science series of books...
A national team of scientists headed by academics from Durham University is embarking on one of the UK's largest-ever research projects into photovoltaic solar energy. The £6.3 million PV-21...
UNITED STATESScience funding fails to keep paceFederal spending on science research in the US is rising at a rate lower than inflation, according to a new report by the National Science Foundation....
Universities that rely on large intake from one country are vulnerable, senior figure warns. John Gill reports.
Key themes are application of nanoscience, IT and next-generation healthcare, writes Zoe Corbyn.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe ESRC has announced funding for five public heath centres. Each will receive £4 million over the next five years. Funding is in conjunction with the Department...