A selection of photographs, films and writing exploring contemporary Britain and economic migration is now on show at the London School of Economics. The Golden Road exhibition features pictures by...
A study into whether dementia patients and their carers benefit from producing a "narrative or therapeutic story" of their experiences has been awarded funding. Susan Benbow and Paul Kingston,...
A group of biologists has set up a research lab in Madagascar to train local students in using satellite technology to monitor and conserve the environment. Peter Long and Tamas Szekely, from the...
A broadcasting lecturer has used his contacts to secure a list of guest speakers that, he says, others "would die for". The fourth birthday of Coventry University's Coventry Conversations series is...
A "walk through time" has been made possible by a program for the most up-to-date mobile phones that shows users where they are located on ancient maps. The program, developed by a team from...
A project that gives farmers in rural India tailored advice about solving crop problems has won an award. The "Kheti system", developed by academics at Sheffield Hallam University, lets farmers in...
Reluctance to publish meetings in full is keeping 'secret discussions' private, writes Hannah Fearn
This ladies' lavatory, listed by English Heritage as a superb example of Victorian luxury design, is on the University of Greenwich's Avery Hill campus, and is still in daily use by the staff.In 1882...
Funding will also create new Pears Institute for the Study of Anti-Semitism. Matthew Reisz reports
When research data company Thomson Reuters last week revealed plans for the database that will fuel the ÌÇÐÄVlog World University Rankings, THE editor Ann Mroz said the details gave her...
FranceElite turn noses up at poorThe elite grandes ecoles have been criticised by the French Government for their reluctance to accept more students from poor families. La Conference des Grandes...
Scholars over 65 are offered retirement plan to save cash and bring in fresh blood. Jon Marcus reports
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHAward winner: Sebastian Brendan LucasInstitution: Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital TrustValue: £35,048Predictive clinico-pathological features derived from...
The next head of the Gates Cambridge Trust, Robert Lethbridge, is confident the scheme will produce future world leaders
An international faith expert from the University of Derby has been appointed to a new national panel to improve relations between the Government and religious communities. Paul Weller, head of...