1 novembre 2015

Today, social networks and information flows can easily be tracked though sites like Facebook and Twitter.
But, before the age of social media, how can we discover who knew whom and so, most likely, got to know what? A new digital humanities project, Six Degrees of Francis Bacon, has been created by Carnegie Mellon University and Georgetown University to answer precisely such questions for the early modern Britain of Bacon, Shakespeare, Milton and Newton. The site already identifies more than 13,000 individuals and highlights approximately 200,000 relationships. More...

By Chris Havergal. University Campus Suffolk researchers find ‘natural progression’ into higher education is not found at every institution. More...

By Chris Havergal. Awards will recognise ‘academic excellence’ and ‘real-world impact’ of research, says universities minister. More...

By Chris Havergal. The Higher Education Regulatory Funding Authority will be tasked with designing new funding models and regulatory controls, and to create the conditions for an autonomous university sector in Egypt. More...

By Chris Havergal. Oxford and Cambridge report increase in applications, as number of students reapplying falls sharply. More...

By David Matthews. As China's president visits the UK, heads of UCL, LSE and the Royal Society all warm to his slogan "the Chinese Dream". More...

By Ellie Bothwell. Queen’s University Belfast and University of Sheffield also enter into the spirit of ‘Back to the Future Day’. More...

By Chris Havergal. Consumer watchdog Which? ‘disappointed’ after surveying 50 institutions’ websites. More...

By Chris Havergal. Institutions say allegations that they do not comply with consumer protection legislation are ‘completely false’. More...

By Chris Havergal. Only 5 per cent of school leavers who are eligible for free school meals gain places at Russell Group institutions. More...