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 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 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...
Jan 05, 2013
New study documents the natural relationship between CO2 concentrations and sea level
By comparing reconstructions of atmospheric CO2 concentrations and sea level over the past 40 million years, Southampton researchers have found that g...
Jan 03, 2013
Quit smoking for new year – and feel less anxious, not more
Researchers have found that smokers who successfully quit feel less anxious afterwards - despite a widely held belief that smoking relieves stress an...
Jan 01, 2013
Higher Education Reform to 2020: The Power of Partnership
It is a time of turbulence for higher education and research around the world. The effects of the global financial crisis continue, with reductions i...
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 20, 2012
Occasional family meals boost kids’ fruit and veg intake
Eating meals together as a family, even if only twice a week, boosts children’s daily fruit and vegetable intake to near the recommended 5 A Day, ac...
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...