The global impact of the world's largest dust-producing area has been cast into doubt by a scientist from the University of Salford. Adrian Chappell of the School of Environment and Life Sciences...
Higher education faces "ten years of change, complexity and uncertainty", Lord Dearing said at a speech given last week at the University of Hull's annual learning and teaching conference. Lord...
A new MSc programme in artificial intelligence has been set up by the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science. The course will be offered beginning in October. "AI and...
A new Centre for Spatial Economics is to be established at the London School of Economics. The centre, which has received funding of £2.4 million over an initial three years from a number of partners...
Academics have teamed up with Horrible Science illustrator David Smith to develop a series of ten comics designed to make chemistry fun for primary-age children. The Horrible Science series of books...
A national team of scientists headed by academics from Durham University is embarking on one of the UK's largest-ever research projects into photovoltaic solar energy. The £6.3 million PV-21...
UNITED STATESScience funding fails to keep paceFederal spending on science research in the US is rising at a rate lower than inflation, according to a new report by the National Science Foundation....
Universities that rely on large intake from one country are vulnerable, senior figure warns. John Gill reports.
Key themes are application of nanoscience, IT and next-generation healthcare, writes Zoe Corbyn.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe ESRC has announced funding for five public heath centres. Each will receive £4 million over the next five years. Funding is in conjunction with the Department...
Maggi Savin-Baden, an expert in web-based virtual learning, is turning her attention to medical students' training.
The University of Nottingham has named two new managers for its campus in Malaysia. Ian Pashby, currently deputy vice-president at the campus, has been appointed chief executive officer. He succeeds...
ÌÇÐÄVlog needs female voices, says June Purvis.
Quality metrics offers a cheap technological fix that heads off in two directions at once, at the expense of accurate assessment, argues Claire Donovan.
Former chief scientist says colleagues in humanities shirk the climate-change fight. Zoe Corbyn reports.Sir David King, the former Government Chief Scientific Adviser, has rounded on academics in the...