Seven years ago, a visionary campus opened in the heart of one of the UK's most sparsely populated and deprived areas. The Crichton University Campus in Dumfries, housed in a former psychiatric...
Cambridge halfway to £1bn fundraising target Cambridge University announced today that it has raised half a billion pounds in a major fundraising drive to reduce its dependence on government grants....
Afternoon naps cut risk of dying from heart attack by up to 64% Taking a siesta could significantly cut the chance of dying from a heart attack, a major study has found. Researchers who examined more...
Oxford to follow Cambridge's lead by appointing City financier Oxford University is to follow the lead of Cambridge and appoint a City financier to manage nearly a billion pounds worth of its assets...
Peace prize winner considers Dhaka politics Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel peace prize winner, has announced he will consider starting a new political party in response to public pressure for him to...
Deadline: 20/04/2007
Blair to give £1 for every £2 gift to universities Universities will be encouraged to build up funds of billions of pounds from former students and philanthropists under plans to be unveiled by Tony...
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