Tim Birley, former head of the Scottish Office rural affairs and natural heritage division, has been appointed director of Edinburgh University's centre for human ecology which has won a reprieve...
Scottish higher education institutions are preparing to battle against funding cuts, armed with a report which shows higher education as a key player in the Scottish economy, writes Olga Wojtas. Iain...
(Photograph) - Sister act: A celebration of women being played out at Bolton Institute of Higher Education last week as part of a voyage of creative discovery for six female access students. The...
Remains dating back to the third century have been unearthed by builders working at the Caerleon campus of Gwent College of Higher Education. Caerleon, the Roman town of Isca, was home to 10,000...
Leading fish researchers are trying to calm panic over the news that a Scottish company may take part in trials on genetically engineered super-salmon. A number of environmental groups are alarmed...
A Cambridge scientist has used her loaf to bake bread just as the ancients did. Her recipe has included bits of old bread lying in museums, state-of-the-art imaging techniques and a talent for home...
A team of scientists developing a device for monitoring oil pollution has won the top prize in a new environmental award scheme. The instrument makes use of the latest advances in opto-electronics...
Domestic waste water is a complex and delicate subject, particularly the various items which find their way into sewers and are technically known as "gross sanitary solids". These include sanitary...
White male professors at Northern Arizona University have brought a lawsuit claiming they are the victims of sex equality run amok. George Rudenbusch, an associate professor of philosophy, claims he...
Security was stepped up at Nigerian universities this week as students staged a two-day boycott of lectures in protest at the executions of novelist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight pro-Ogoni campaigners. In...
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