Higher education will be damaged by government plans to differentiate between research universities, teaching institutions and those who focus on other activities, say Universities UK and the...
The hidden collections of Britain's art schools will be showcased next week with the launch of a permanent online exhibition. Fineart.ac.uk will display 200 works by former students, many of whom...
Debt for art's sake Graduates splash out on degree shows From Arsenal to academe Former world-class footballer discusses the transition from the pitch to the classroom Beagle, barnacles and worms...
Mike Rennie of Dundee University's School of Life Sciences has won $175,000 (£107,000) from the World Anti-Doping Agency to develop a test to detect athletes who cheat by abusing testosterone....
BioCity Nottingham, the UK's largest bioscience and healthcare innovation centre, appointed its first chief executive on Monday. Glenn Crocker, 39, joined from Ernst & Young, where he helped...
Undaunted by Newcastle/ Gateshead losing its Capital of Culture bid, Sunderland University is doing its bit to highlight the region by launching Britain's first degree in Northeast studies. Simon...
Intense media coverage often does little to increase public understanding of contemporary science issues, according to a report published by the Economic and Social Research Council. The report...
A former social anthropology lecturer at St Andrews University has accused its principal, Brian Lang, of bullying and intimidation. Declan Quigley, who is claiming constructive dismissal at an...
Members of the Association of University Teachers at the University of Hull have passed a unanimous vote of no confidence in vice-chancellor David Drewry, claiming that planned job losses would leave...
The Natural Environment Research Council is to focus on four new programmes, some of which have a crossover with the Medical Research Council and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
Thousands of students have been mistakenly told that they have no university place this autumn - just as they were preparing to sit their A levels. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service...
Colleges given university status under controversial government plans announced this week could be stripped of their titles after six-yearly quality audits. The government intends to revise the...
John Brennan, who will become chief executive of the Association of Colleges in September, welcomes a challenge. Just as well, for he will have his work cut out in persuading the government to give...
Denise Kingsmill, deputy chair of the Competition Commission and the Design Museum, and author of the Kingsmill Review, has been appointed pro chancellor of Brunel University. Nigel Rodley, professor...
Two-thirds of 16-year-olds may be put off attending university by the introduction of top-up fees, a national poll has found. The Liberal Democrat survey of nearly 2,500 pupils taking GCSE courses in...