Research into secret prisons in Afghanistan, a sci-fi movie assembled from CCTV footage, and ball bearings used to represent deaths reported on the web are all part of a major conference on digital...
Charles Darwin's original version of the theory of evolution is being published on the web. The first draft of the paper was among thousands of the scientist's papers being made available online by...
New research could help to take the tantrums out of Centre Court clashes at Wimbledon this summer. Players who challenge decisions by line judges are often accused of resorting to gamesmanship:...
The Countryside and Community Research Institute was launched at the University of Gloucestershire's Park campus this week. The institute is a partnership between Gloucestershire, the University of...
The University of Manchester has announced a £32 million fund to invest in spin-off opportunities. The fund, which was launched on 17 April, will give researchers access to finances to turn their...
A new international team, known as Royal Holloway International (RHI), will be launched in May. The team has been separated from registry and home/European Union recruitment and has its own sub-brand...
A new Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice was launched last week at the University of Central Lancashire. The centre will support co-ordination between criminologists working in the...
A computer system that can carry on a discussion with a human by reacting to signals such as tone of voice and facial expression is being developed by an international team including Queen's...
Andrew Hamnett, principal of the University of Strathclyde, has announced his retirement. Professor Hamnett, 60, has been in post for eight years, a period in which Strathclyde's income has increased...
A pioneering scheme linking the study of criminology with police training is being launched by the University of Portsmouth in conjunction with Surrey Police. The scheme is the first in the country...
The University of Bradford has unveiled a specialist chamber for testing mobile phone handsets.The £800,000 anechoic chamber, financed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and...
A poll of HE libraries that repeated a survey of 21 years ago finds three of five offering correct answers. Chloe Stothart and Sarah Cunnane reportThe march of Wikipedia and Google into university...
IndiaPositive discrimination upheldPlans for a controversial positive discrimination system to reduce the impact of India's caste system on higher education opportunities have been upheld by the...
Young UK pro-research activist hired by American foundation to advise on strategy. John Gill reports
Academics who wish to do research abroad can draw on a wealth of funding sources and advice, says Zoe Corbyn