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Dec 20, 2012

Leeds joins partners in offering free online access to education

Students from the UK and around the world will soon have free access to new online education resources generated by the University of Leeds and its pa...
Dec 17, 2012

WUN supporting global research collaboration

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) announced today the outcomes of its 2012 Research Development Fund (RDF), investing £239,000 directly into i...
Dec 17, 2012

Southampton astronomers help discover gorging black hole in Andromeda

Southampton astronomers have been involved in the discovery of a black hole on a massive binge in our nearest neighbour galaxy, Andromeda, which has r...
Dec 14, 2012

Improving energy efficiency in your home – find out how to reduce your bills

Households are being encouraged to take part in a new project by the University of Southampton to help reduce their energy bills. ...
Dec 14, 2012

Commonly prescribed antibiotics ineffective for treating uncomplicated chest infections

The findings are from the largest randomised placebo controlled trial of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated LRTI to date, which was led by the Univer...
Dec 11, 2012

Coral researcher from Southamtpon recognised with prestigious award

Research by a scientist from the University of Southampton into a process that is threatening to wipe out coral reefs has been recognised with a prest...
Dec 10, 2012

Professor Michael Arthur to take up new role as President and Provost of UCL

Professor Michael Arthur, currently Vice Chancellor of the University of Leeds and former Chair of the Worldwide Universities Network, was confirmed ...
Dec 06, 2012

Our universities must speak English

The following article was written by Associate Professor Leandro Tessler, internationalisaton adviser to the Rector of the State University of Campi...
Dec 06, 2012

Researchers investigate impacts of climate change on rare tropical plants

Research led by the University of York has found that the impacts of climate change on rare plants in tropical mountains will vary considerably from s...