Facilities

The emergence of science parks in the UK has provided the launch pad for hundreds of hi-tech and knowledge based companies.

Loughborough University has unveiled its new hydrogen refuelling station, underlining its commitment to the development and support of green technologies.

The pioneering eco residence at Lancaster University has been selected as one of the UK BREEAM Award winners in the Multi-Residential category.

This month, more than 1,000 students across the country will be moving into pioneering environmentally-friendly student housing developed by University Partnerships Programme (UPP), a leading provider of on-campus accommodation.

NUS (National Union of Students) has launched a report highlighting the faults of the university funding system in unprecedented detail.

Following a six week consultation last autumn, the University of Reading has now finalised its £250 million Whiteknights Development Plan 2008-2018.

A £4.1million extension to Canynge Hall, the home of the University of Bristol's world-class, 6-star-rated Department of Social Medicine, on Whiteladies Road was opened on 1 September.

The University of Bristol has received two international accolades for its innovative research. Bristol was selected from 200 universities worldwide to receive two 2008 HP Labs Innovation Research Awards, which fund research between academic institutions and HP Labs to generate breakthroughs in information technology.

The Open University has launched its own YouTube channel, OUView. The channel features more than 300 educational videos from well-known contributors including David Attenborough and James Dyson.

Plans for a £2 billion partnership to create the largest biomedical research organisation in Europe were unveiled by four NHS hospitals and University College London last night.