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Free drop-in sessions have been organised over the summer to help local pupils write, develop and polish personal statements to strengthen their university applications.

I cale FameLab Finals scientists’ Eve, because on that day they speak in human voice. I have to give my presentation in a simple language so that I - space engineer - can understood by a professor of philology - told PAP Marcin Stolarski, who won the second Polish edition of FameLab.

Think of a city centre university and you tend to think 'sprawl'. Scattered buildings with a community feel isn't usually the name of the game - but Middlesex University has changed all that.

Research has shown that part-time study has a positive effect on careers for students and their employers. During Adult Learners’ Week 2013, Birkbeck students share their experiences of how part-time study has helped them in their careers.

A new £23million research unit is announced today, that will exploit the latest advances in genetics to improve understanding of how changes to lifestyle or environment, as well as pharmacological interventions, can reduce the risk of disease. The Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), jointly funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Bristol, will launch on 1 June 2013.

Mugs, brooches, bone models, and even ... a coral reef, all this can be printed today in 3D. You can use the web database of three-dimensional models, or create something completely new. The only limit is your imagination, experts say.

If you have the ability to start a degree but need to enhance your qualifications and experience,Edge Hill University’s Fastrack programme offers the perfect solution.

Extensive research has revealed that mules are one of the best problem solvers amongst domestic animals.

University-based ‘Security Lancaster’ is to be part of a bid to increase UK-India cyber security research collaborations tackling key issues demanding global cooperation.

Leading asthma researchers at Queen Mary, University of London will ask “do we need to worry about air pollution?” at a free debate taking place at Whitechapel’s Centre of the Cell on Thursday 23 May.

Nearly 90% internet users in Poland have visited social media websites in January 2013, according to a survey by researcher Gemius. Social media services help maintain the so-called weak relationships, experts say.

SOAS Centre for Gender Studies (CGS) hosts a two-day workshop to explore new directions for the discipline.

Londoners were given a chilling message when a team of north London animation students brought Euston Road to life, projecting scenes from the Arctic onto a building and raising awareness of climate change as part of a Greenpeace project.

The winners of UKFT’s Live Project, a collaboration between the University of Westminster and the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), have been announced today, with successful students awarded industry placements at leading UK fashion brands.

Intermittent fasting could help prevent type 2 diabetes and heart disease, according to a new report by Aston University researchers.

The ban on open display of tobacco products in large shops and sales from self-service tobacco vending machines will come into effect tomorrow.

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss announces more than £2 million of funding so the best computing teachers can help train thousands more teachers.

SOAS will participate in a summer school organised by the Aladdin Project, a Paris-based charitable organisation, to promote intercultural relations among young people. The programme will take place in Istanbul from 1 July until 15 July 2013.

What makes a travel destination "hot"? Why people around the world all at once start booking tickets to cities they know little about?