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Feb 01, 2013

The Power of Partnership

The Boao Review recently published an article on higher education reform by WUN Chief Executive Professor John Hearn. ...
Jan 29, 2013

New research facility designed to improve patient ca

Researchers in Southampton now have the benefit of a dedicated, brand new facility to develop and support pioneering research into patient safety and ...
Jan 21, 2013

WUN expands its European presence

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) welcomed 2013 with exciting news – the joining of Maastricht University to the global network....
Jan 17, 2013

Neon lights up exploding stars

An international team of nuclear astrophysicists has shed new light on the explosive stellar events known as novae....
Jan 14, 2013

New study reveals gas that triggers ozone destruction

Scientists at the Universities of Leeds and York have discovered that the majority of ozone-depleting iodine oxide observed over the remote ocean come...
Jan 14, 2013

Growing evidence of global warming threat to future food supplies

Increasingly hot summer weather could cause a fall in crop yields over the next two decades unless farming techniques are improved more quickly, scien...
Jan 10, 2013

York insulin scientists in anniversary breakthrough

Scientists at the University of York played a pivotal role in new research that has signaled a significant step forward in the understanding of how in...
Jan 10, 2013

Southampton scientist develops strongest, lightest glass nanofibres in the world

The University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) is pioneering research into developing the strongest silica nanofibres in the ...
Jan 08, 2013

University of Leeds – Former student’s $4 million gift

A $4 million gift from a former student, Peter Cheney, will fund a programme of research and study at the University of Leeds. It is one of the bigges...