The Open University - Worth his basalt
A volcanologist has been selected to join a team of internationally renowned scientists on a two-month expedition drilling into one of the oldest sea-floor areas in the planet. Mike Widdowson,...
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University of Salford - Practical applications
A university is piloting a physics degree that aims to make learning more relevant to real life and students more attractive to employers. The University of Salford is working with the Institute of...
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Kingston University - Out with the old, in with the new
Taxpayers' money should be used to stimulate innovation rather than bailing out dying industries, according to a Kingston University report for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. An...
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Institute of Education - Join the club
A centre of education research has been invited to join the 1994 Group of smaller research-intensive universities. The Institute of Education, University of London will formally join the group on 1...
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Imperial College London - Facilities management
Leading scientists and policy-makers have taken part in a symposium that will help to map out the future for large-scale research infrastructure in Europe. Major facilities such as Cern, the world's...
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Leeds Metropolitan University - Get up, start-up
A training scheme to help people hit by the recession has been launched by Leeds Metropolitan University. Leeds Met Business Start-up is offering free training and support to individuals looking to...
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Manchester/Southampton - A new hope
Researchers have discovered a new way of killing cancer cells that could lead to revolutionary treatments for the disease. Researchers at the universities of Manchester and Southampton teamed up to...
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University of Nottingham - Friendly environment
An award has identified the greenest campus in the country. The University of Nottingham has received a Green Flag Award, which recognises recreational areas and community spaces that demonstrate...
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Thanks for the memories
They say that once you have learnt to ride a bicycle you never forget - and now neuroscientists at the University of Aberdeen have discovered why. Research published this month has identified a nerve...
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Row over data security and bullying settled out of court
Grievance began with allegations of confidential files being accessed. Melanie Newman reports
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Original features
James Wyatt's Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford is a major monument of English neoclassicism. Inspired by the Tower of the Winds in Athens, with huge windows specially designed for telescopes, it was...
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Space agency needed to drive, if not fund, work, professor says
A stand-alone space agency should be set up in the UK whether or not there is significant new funding for such a project, a leading astrophysicist has said.The Government has launched a consultation...
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British Academy will raise its voice in the public world
We must 'bring the best of social science to the attention' of all, new president tells Matthew Reisz
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Overseas briefing
SwedenBan the bomb work for IraniansIranian nationals have been banned from Swedish university programmes with ties to nuclear and missile technology on the advice of the country's security service,...
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Rivalry hots up but Malaysian students prefer British brand
British Council says respected degrees and a weak pound will allow the UK to prosper. Phil Baty reports