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Nov 12, 2012

University of Bergen awarded three new Centres of Excellence for research

The University of Bergen, Norway, has been awarded three new Centres of Excellence by the Research Council of Norway. ...
Nov 12, 2012

Southampton to help develop new crops for water-stressed environments

The University of Southampton is to lead a new €11.6 million EU funded research project to develop new drought tolerate crops for bioenergy and bio-...
Nov 09, 2012

Brazilian trailblazers take up their places at University of York

The University of York has welcomed its first students from Brazil under the Science without Borders scheme....
Nov 08, 2012

University of York’s green chemistry alliance with Korea takes off

Scientists from the University of York and Korea will gather in York this week for a conference that will showcase ways of advancing green chemical te...
Nov 07, 2012

Protected areas in East Africa may not be conserving iconic plants

A new study led by researchers from the University of York suggests protected areas in East Africa are not conserving plants such as the iconic Acacia...
Nov 06, 2012

University of Southamtpon: Clues that could lead to a universal flu jab honoured

A study which has found a way to develop a universal vaccine for influenza, one that gives people immunity against all strains of the disease, has bee...
Nov 05, 2012

The Great Game of Today

The following op-ed piece was written by Professor John Hearn, Chief Executive of the Worldwide Universities Network and appeared in the Australian F...
Nov 01, 2012

University of Southampton physiotherapist gains top medical research award

Dr Anne Bruton, an expert in respiratory rehabilitation at the University of Southampton, has become the first Physiotherapist in the UK to receive a ...
Oct 25, 2012

Protecting fish from river development

Research at the University of Southampton is protecting fish that inhabit rivers and estuaries impacted by dams and power plants....