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...
MPs accuse Government of 'contempt' for universities as Tory motion to save funding is voted down. Rebecca Attwood reports.
Ill-prepared university exacerbated damage to a laboratory, a Hull academic tells Zoe Corbyn.
The only way to counter the AHRC's inanity is to be kind to your doctoral students, advises Simon Blackburn.