Thanks to a geography graduate, the University of Sheffield has received its 5,000th individual donation. The donor was Jonathan Kempster, who graduated from the university's department of geography...
New research has given an insight into the way babies develop spatial awareness. A study led by Goldsmiths, University of London, examined babies' reactions when they were given a low-frequency...
A device to ensure that wind farms are maximising their potential is being developed by researchers at the University of Salford. Currently, wind and potential power at a proposed site are measured...
The Privy Council granted the University of Winchester research degree awarding powers on 15 August. The authority to award Winchester's own research degrees to doctoral students follows a year-long...
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a breakthrough in the battle to slow or prevent Parkinson's disease. They have genetically produced the first mouse model to exhibit the type of...
The Open University has launched a channel on video website YouTube, offering more than 300 videos as part of the university's widening access drive. OULearn features two to three-minute clips taken...
London South Bank University (LSBU) has become the first institution outside China to offer an acupuncture course that receives funding from the Chinese Government. The new undergraduate integrated...
Cheltenham Borough Council and the University of Gloucestershire are launching a joint bid for Heritage Lottery funding to redevelop Pittville Park in Cheltenham. Opened in 1825, the large ornamental...
Literary critic Terry Eagleton has left his post as lecturer in English literature at the University of Manchester after losing an appeal to remain past his retirement date.The lecturer was quoted...
Confidence can "reasonably be placed" in both the academic standards and the learning opportunities available to students at the University of Lincoln, a recent institutional audit of the university...
A £5 million award will pay for a new biomedical research centre at the University of Liverpool. The centre, to be set up with the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, will specialise in pancreatic...
Scientists are seeking volunteers to provide homes for an endangered breed of aquatic invertebrates. Researchers from the University of Leeds are looking for ponds on farms or in gardens into which...
A consortium of five UK universities has successfully bid to host the 2012 International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport. The convention is held before each Olympics. The...
Universities call on old employees' generosity and experience, reports Melanie Newman
Lessons can be learned from Bridget Jones and Sex and the City as university staff equip themselves with the skills to oil the social wheels at fundraising events.The examples are used by Nathalie...