Chimpanzees exhibit socially learnt cultural behaviour previously thought to be unique to humans, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found. In the past, behavioural differences between...
Scientists from Manchester Metropolitan University have identified what they say are the 23 genetic variants that enhance athletic performance.The research, published in The Journal of Physiology,...
Draft 'contract' aims to spell out students' academic obligations, says Melanie Newman
Edge Hill University is facing legal action from about 80 of its academic staff after all employees were moved on to a local contract in 2006.The academics have filed claims for compensation against...
Kenya: Post-poll violence shuts universitiesUniversities in Kenya have postponed their opening dates, fearing that students and academic staff might be caught up in the post-election violence that...
Universities seek more funding to try to keep pace with the global elite, reports John Gill.
Rebuke for criticism of management sparks debate over freedom, writes Melanie Newman.
Degree standards: More top marks expectedThe traditional system of degree classifications was due to come under further pressure this week with the publication of the latest data on degree results....
Roy Harris takes a quizzical look at what it means to live in a dictionary culture when we question its apparent certainties.
Plan to add undergraduates to inspection teams is proving controversial, writes Rebecca Attwood.
Undergraduates have been redefined as "researchers" and will be given fewer formal lectures under a new teaching strategy at the University of Gloucestershire.Academic staff at Gloucestershire will...
Universities face financial squeeze. John Gill reports.
Students come in for a hard time in the press this week. On 2 January, in a letter to The Daily Telegraph, Geoffrey Sampson of the University of Sussex, railed that the UK higher education system had...
A bold plan to provide higher education partners to all trust schools and academies will benefit both institutions and students, writes Andrew Adonis.
Robert Clay has been appointed marketing manager.Abigail Thatcher has been appointed alumni officer.Olivia Preston has been appointed environmental support officer in property services.Andrew...