EDUCATION

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".

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

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

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.

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".

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The campaign, the total of which is the largest ever announced by a European university, drew £649 million from the University and £523 million from its colleges.