A successful entrepreneur who said that studying electrical engineering "changed his life" has made a gift worth £1 million to his alma mater. Roger Whorrod, who graduated from the University of Bath...
Graduates have helped to design and manufacture rides and amusements for a historic pier that was ravaged by fire two years ago. Former students of the University of the West of England's product...
Music fans at this year's Glastonbury Festival will have the chance to discover how their creative energy could be used in higher education. A team from the University of the Creative Arts is heading...
Glasgow's post-1992 university contributes more than £400 million a year to Scotland's economy, a study has found. Research carried out by the consultancy firm Biggar Economics found that Glasgow...
Training in coroners' law will be offered as part of an English undergraduate degree course outside London for the first time. The University of Sunderland's law department has launched a module...
Inbred male sperm have been found to fertilise fewer eggs when in competition with the sperm of non-inbred males. Research into the breeding habits of the red flour beetle by biologists at the...
Students making a difference through their extracurricular activities have gained official recognition via the Big E Awards. The awards are part of efforts by the University of Essex to ensure that...
Shoppers in Preston were treated to a student "fash mob" as undergraduates took to the streets en masse last week to promote an arts festival. Students from the School of Creative and Performing Arts...
There are hopes that a £1.6 million research centre in Scotland could find cures to the world's ills in the depths of the oceans. The University of Aberdeen's Marine Biodiscovery Centre, which opened...
A new website aims to make research more accessible to policy-makers, academics and others working in London's cultural and creative industries. The site, Researching Cultural and Creative Industries...
Scientists and students teamed up to create the gigantic models of flying pterosaurs now terrifying commuters and tourists on London's South Bank. University of Portsmouth palaeobiologists and...
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University of Nottingham NingboAndrew MartonAn academic who chose to climb the Great Wall of China rather than collect his doctorate has come full circle by taking up a senior post at the University...
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-February 2010