The board of governors at Leeds Metropolitan University have opted to change the institution's name to Leeds Carnegie University. The decision follows a consultation with almost 4,000 students, staff...
Child obesity will be tackled in a Europe-wide campaign, with the UK's involvement led by the University of Cumbria. The three-year project is being funded by the European Union's public health...
The electorate blame banks, not Prime Minister Gordon Brown, for the economic downturn, according to the first set of survey results from the British Election Study run by the University of Essex....
Innovative technology created at the University of East Anglia to help develop the literacy of deaf children has been nominated for a Bafta Children's Award. The Performing Hands project is an...
The Forensic Science Society has praised the latest degree it has accredited for its close links with local police forces and its scene-of-crime facilities. The forensic sciences BSc at the...
Irish playwright Brian Friel, famous for works such as Dancing at Lughnasa, has had a new performing arts research centre named after him. Queen's University Belfast has also renamed its state-of-the...
A psychology researcher has published a book intended to help young children cope with the death of their mother. Anne Tracey, a lecturer at the University of Ulster, based the book, Surviving the...
Lecturers, tutors and dissertation supervisors who are also good teachers are getting a boost this week with the launch of awards organised by the Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA)....
A department of geography has been recognised for its research into the plight of London's low-paid migrant workers. Queen Mary, University of London, has been named Best University Academic...
Funding is being sought for a £20 million project to build an energy research centre as part of Keele University's green programme. The university aims to halve the use of external power sources...
The ethical dilemmas posed by stem-cell research are explored in a partnership between the University of Ulster and the Y Touring Theatre Company. Actors will visit Northern Ireland on a two-week...
The power of love was probed by academics, poets and practitioners at a conference last week. The University of Manchester's "research network on love" brings together more than 80 scholars and...
Biomass is to be used to meet the University of York's commitment to provide at least 10 per cent of its new campus expansion's energy needs through renewable sources. It plans to build a biomass...
The Edward de Bono Foundation Centre for Serious Creativity and Constructive Thinking at Manchester Metropolitan University's Crewe campus has opened. Jointly funded by the De Bono Foundation UK and...
A murder case on America's "Most Wanted" list is to be tackled by a forensic scientist at the University of Leicester, along with Northamptonshire Police. Marianne Wilkinson, 68, was killed as she...