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Nov 19, 2012

Scientists pioneer method to predict environmental collapse

Scientists at the University of Southampton are pioneering a technique to predict when an ecosystem is likely to collapse, which may also have potenti...
Nov 15, 2012

New dating of sea-level records reveals rapid response between ice volume and polar temperature

An international team of scientists, led by Eelco Rohling, Professor of Ocean and Climate Change at the University of Southampton, has developed a ne...
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...