EDUCATION

Born This Way Foundation launched at Harvard University to empower young adults and help tackle bullying.

Toyin Owoseje Mar 01, 2012

British Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced plans to set up a new film academy in the UK, to "train the next generation of film makers".

Darshana Sugathan Feb 27, 2012

One in four university courses axed since 2006, according to University and College Union.

Nicholas Edmondson Feb 23, 2012

Parents will be fined if their children miss school exceeding the term-time.

praveen narayan Feb 19, 2012

Lionel and Ellen, Britain’s oldest married couple have joined Twitter to share the secret of their relationship and have invited users to tweet their problems.

Staff Reporter Feb 12, 2012

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, will resume his rivalry with ethnologist and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins, on the question of "the nature of human beings and the question of their ultimate origin".

Staff Reporter Feb 11, 2012

A new study at Exeter University in Britain claim to have found that plants can communicate with one another. And for the first time, the process has been captured on the camera too.

Staff Reporter Feb 06, 2012

The Facebook IPO is billed as the biggest IT offering even eclipsing Google's in 2004.

Feb 04, 2012

A British student from Middlesex University (MU) is reportedly the chief architect behind the innovation - a smartphone encased in bamboo. The phone's body is made of four-year old, organically grown and sustainable bamboo.

Vinod Yalburgi Feb 03, 2012

The Facebook IPO (Initial Public Offering) has generated a lot of hype and buzz. But various Republican Legislators and financial analysts have raised concerns. Some of them do not sound all that positive, hinting that the stock value might recede to unexpected lows after some initial gains.

Vinod Yalburgi Feb 03, 2012

A Seattle library is in news for not removing a man who watched porn movies on library's computers.

S.Santosh Murthy Feb 03, 2012

Facebook filed an IPO (Initial Public Offering) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to raise $5 billion funds, the largest acquisition ever filed for a technology IPO.

Vinod Yalburgi Feb 02, 2012

Vandana Suryawanshi, a secondary school teacher from the Indian state of Maharashtra, has been selected as part of a specially formed 20-member teaching team, chosen by U.S. space organization NASA.

S.Santosh Murthy Jan 31, 2012

NASA has launched its first multi-player online game, Space race Blast Off, on Facebook.

Akshaya B S Jan 31, 2012

Controlling diabetes has been one of the biggest concerns for medical practitioners and policy makers over the past few decades, as its toll on health and economy continues to rise alarmingly.

krishnakali sengupta Jan 29, 2012

The scientists used a laser to create magnetic fields which is similar to the magnetism of the universe.

Akshaya B S Jan 28, 2012

Google has launched an eBook, titled "Google in Education: A New and Open World for Learning", to help students, teachers and organisations learn how to use the Google's products and services.

Simi John Jan 27, 2012

The winners of the third annual NASA-sponsored Zero Robotics SPHERES Challenge have been announced and at the top of the list are Alliance Rocket, from the United States and virtual participants Alliance CyberAvo from Europe.

Akshaya B S Jan 26, 2012

Media companies, non-profit organisations, freelancers and individuals are eligible to participate in the exclusive event organized by the Global Editors Network and sponsored by Google at the European Journalism Centre.

Vinod Yalburgi Jan 20, 2012

Wikipedia saysentire existence depends on free, open and uncensored internet.

Vinod Yalburgi Jan 18, 2012

Fierce competition for education leads to deadly crush as enrolment opens for thousands of would-be students.

Nicholas Edmondson Jan 10, 2012

Westminster funding for higher education teaching and research in England and Wales could drop to lowest proportion in a century.

Nicholas Edmondson Jan 05, 2012

Apple is set to revolutionise the textbook and education industries by announcing new partnerships with publishers at a media event in New York this month, reports claim.

Alistair Charlton Jan 04, 2012

Stephan Boyer, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created the world's first self-balancing electric unicycle.

Vinod Yalburgi Dec 31, 2011

One in every 100 person in the UK is related to a pirate according to a genealogical research company.

Nicholas Edmondson Dec 22, 2011

Some applicants are “culturally sensitive,” to traditional greetings and “suitable body language” is just as welcoming, according to the Cambridge University directive.

Geetha Pillai Dec 16, 2011

Children aged between 10 and 11 are fatter than ever, NHS figures have shown.

Tom Nicolson Dec 14, 2011

The principal of a school in North Carolina has been forced to retire after accusing a nine-year-old pupil of sexual harassment.

Nicholas Edmondson Dec 08, 2011

Ohio State University College of Medicine have concluded that early sexual experiences during the development of the brain.

Jamie Lewis Dec 02, 2011