USS negotiations outcome

Microbes could soon be used to convert metallic wastes into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, say scientists from the University of Birmingham’s School of Biosciences, writing in the September issue of Microbiology.

Professor Guy Lloyd-Jones in the School of Chemistry has been awarded the GSK/AZ/Pfizer/Syngenta UK Prize for Process Chemistry Research for 2010.

The University of Cambridge has been named number one University in the world in the 2010 QS World University Rankings published today, the first non-US University ever to top the list.

Houston Zoo visits Danau Girang Field Centre

Scientists showcase state-of-the-art science vehicles and gear on the eve of record-breaking Antarctic expedition – News Release

King's has risen two places to 21st position in the world in the 2010 QS international world rankings, formerly the Times Higher Education/QS rankings.

Think concrete; think drab 1960s tower blocks? Think again.

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have decoded the genome of wheat - the largest genome to be sequenced to date - to help crop breeders increase the yield of British wheat varieties.

Letter from Dr Ros Altmann, LSE governor, in response to an article on the economic downturn . - Financial Times

A group of renowned thinkers are taking part in a landmark conference at The University of Manchester to mark the tenth anniversary of an international partnership of universities, research institutes and NGOs formed to fight chronic poverty.

Scientists are a step closer to understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs, increasing the risk of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects such as Down's Syndrome.

Bipolar disorder by itself does not increase the risk of committing violent crime, suggests a new study by Oxford University and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

Down manager James McCartan joined Queen's Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Postgraduates, Professor James McElnay, and fellow Queen's GAA legend and former intercounty star, Sean O'Neill, at Queen's University today to launch the Inaugural McAleer & Teague sponsored Golf Classic, which will take place at Rockmount on Friday 1 October.

An innovative computer system which allows the long-term sick to manage their condition, without health professionals, could revolutionise primary health care in Britain. Devised by the University of ...

Helena Schulze, the University of Southampton’s Student Enterprise Officer, has been named the UK’s ‘Enterprise Champion’ at the National Enterprise Educator Awards.

UCL has maintained fourth place – its highest ever position – in the annual QS World University Rankings, published today.

People who sleep less than six hours a night may be three times more likely to develop a condition  which leads to diabetes and heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.