Mental health programme for medical students gets upgrade after successful pilot study
The first ever psychological intervention to help prepare medical students for clinical placements saw significant improvements in resilience, confidence and mental wellbeing after...
Yusof Ishak House reopens as the epicentre of student life at NUS
NUS celebrated the official reopening of Yusof Ishak House (YIH) on 15 October 2025, following a three-year rejuvenation.
Rights Lab review calls for robust modern slavery prevalence estimates in the UK
A new scoping review by the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham has highlighted the urgent need for scientifically rigorous and regularly updated estimates of modern slavery prevalence in the UK.
Comprehensive update to global biodiversity hotspots project begins
An international consortium involving Newcastle University has announced a major update to the world's biodiversity hotspots.
“Black life and creativity have always been crucial to alternative rock music”
Black people have had a lasting impact on the innovations and cultural memory of alternative (alt) rock music, a Cardiff University academic says.
Newcastle climbs global rankings
Newcastle University has moved up in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and is now positioned 144th globally.
World’s most sensitive table-top experiment sets new limits on very high-frequency gravitational waves
The world’s most sensitive table-top interferometric system - a miniature version of miles-long gravitational-wave detectors like LIGO - has completed its first science run.
Research Quality powers Exeter rise in global league table
The quality of research conducted by the University of Exeter has helped to consolidate its position among the best in the world in the latest global league table.
Cardiff named Welsh University of the Year 2026
Cardiff Universityis the number one university in Wales, according to The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
University of Southampton joins landmark UK trade delegation in India
The University of Southampton’s role as a global leader in higher education has been recognised as part of the UK government’s landmark visit to India.
