Scientists at the University of Hull have found that some people have the ability to hallucinate colours at will – even without the help of hypnosis.
A time capsule recording everyday life in 2011 has been installed at the site of the Thomas Ferens Academy this week.
University of Hull graduate Lucie Hass, seasoned Series Producer in factual programmes at the BBC, discusses the future of the broadcasting in the digital world.
An international network of researchers is examining the history of the transatlantic slave trade and exploring its challenging long-term legacies as part of a €4.3 million project.
Memory experts from the University of Hull are looking for people in the UK who have a rare type of memory – the ability to recall every day of their lives in detail.
Sand and mud banks form important barriers around our coastline but climate change means that the way in which such sediments are moved around by water currents could change.
A set of remarkable original blueprints of Scott’s Polar exploration ship Discovery have come to light in East Yorkshire.
At a University of Hull conference today, Professor Lord Winston said that nurturing the next generation is the “single most important thing we can do” as a society.
New ways of managing the Humber estuary for the benefit of industry, local communities and the environment will come under the spotlight at a major international meeting later this month.
Lightship Publishing Ltd, a company sponsored by the University of Hull, and run by Simon Kerr from the English department, will hold its first award ceremony on campus this week.
Researchers from Hull, Bristol and Frankfurt have shown that a new technique for identifying molecular structure can be used effectively on small samples of biological proteins, particularly proteins that are targeted for drug development.
The University of Hull is hosting an event to help prospective students understand how the changes to university funding affects them, and what financial support is available.
Hull Kingston Rovers players were put through their paces with a programme of fitness testing at the University of Hull this week.
The impact of the UK Strategic Defence and Security Review and military operations in Libya will be discussed by two high-ranking experts at a University of Hull public lecture this week.
The new Academy in the north of Hull has been named the Thomas Ferens Academy.
Researchers from the University of Hull have lent their expertise to an international project to find out more about when our earliest ancestors arrived in Europe...
It is critical that the Humber region moves quickly to maximise its share of jobs growth through the green revolution, according to a new report.
The distinguished poet Carol Rumens will be delivering the Annual English Lecture entitled 'Philip Larkin and the end of the line’ on Wednesday 5 October.
DBC Pierre, winner of the 2003 Man Booker Prize will be meeting students at the University’s Hull and Scarborough campuses this week – the public are welcome too.
A graduate from the University of Hull has used his expertise to develop a mobile application to help musicians hone their listening skills.
New research suggests that the anti-coagulants known collectively as Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH), routinely given to cancer patients to treat or lower the risk of thrombosis, may also suppress the growth and spread of tumours.
The University of Hull is looking to recruit an exceptional Pro-Vice-Chancellor with a Research and Enterprise remit.
Mammals evolve at different rates and operate independently in the mammalian family tree according to experts from the universities of Hull and Reading.
One of region’s longest-serving Members of Parliament will be talking about his constituency as part of a public lecture series to mark the 50th Anniversary of the University of Hull’s Department of Politics.
Professor Margaret Holloway, Director of the Centre for Spirituality Studies at the University of Hull has achieved the distinction of being named as an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences.
The University of Hull is to invest £15 million in new staff this academic year. With a proud history and an established reputation for academic excellence, the University is looking to recruit the world’s finest professors, lecturers and researchers.
The University of Hull is to enlighten science students from across Hull and East Yorkshire with a specially designed science kit in a suitcase.
A professor from the University of Hull Law School has been appointed to a role at a prestigious legal organisation.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-12 has ranked the University of Hull in the 301-350 bracket within the World’s top 400 universities.
As one of the foremost political science departments in the UK, this academic year, the University’s Department of Politics and International Studies celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Men with Type II diabetes are being recruited onto a new trial to study the impact of soy on testosterone levels.
An European Law expert from the University of Hull has been appointed as an official advisor to the Government.
The University of Hull has climbed seven places from 51 to 44 in the latest Sunday Times University Guide.
An academic from the University of Hull has been appointed to a research committee in the Baltic Sea.
Accuracy of national surveys could affect conservation programmes
National targets for conservation could be drastically different if changes are made to the way animal surveys are conducted according to wildlife experts at the University of Hull.
Weeds, which are widely deemed as a nuisance plant, are vital to the existence of many farmland species according to a new University of Hull study published in the journal Biological Conservation today.
An international study led by the Hull York Medical School has found that the use of popular non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke by a third.
All first year students are being invited to join a University-wide book club during Welcome Week.
Imagine having to run a marathon after cycling for 112 miles and enduring a 3 mile swim in tropical conditions while competing against some of the world’s top athletes...
Construction work is underway at the new Allam building at the University of Hull.
A project designed to help graduates launch their own businesses alongside their degrees has achieved national recognition.
Conker fans are being called upon to use their smart phones to help save the beloved trees from a destructive moth - by an innovative project that will appear on The One Show.
A senior academic from the University of Hull has contributed to a new research report into the issues facing HE institutions in gaining and implementing student feedback on courses.
Experts from the University of Hull are giving hope to sufferers of post-war stress after discovering a potential new treatment.
Academic launches comic book chemistry to introduce youngsters to science.
Academic to discuss Hungary sludge disaster with government officials.
An academic from the University of Hull is set to address environmental experts and government officials about the impact of the Hungary toxic sludge disaster.
A tenant at the University of Hull’s Enterprise Centre has secured a coveted place at the prestigious National Film and Television School.
An academic from the University of Hull is using his expertise to give a helping hand to one of the world’s biggest football clubs.
Two students from the University of Hull are encouraging others to take part in a language exchange programme after the trip of a lifetime.
Freedom – Hull’s annual celebration of the arts – is providing local students with unique and invaluable work experience including the creation of the new website for the festival, which is launched today.
A new drug which offers a radically different approach to treating certain types of heart failure has been shown to improve cardiac function in heart failure patients in its first clinical trials.
Student satisfaction at the University of Hull is among the highest in the country according to the National Student Survey (NSS) results out today.
Exposing eggs to high levels of saturated fatty acids – as commonly found in the ovaries of obese women and those with Type II diabetes – compromises the development of the embryo, according to new research published in PLoS ONE.
The University of Hull is to host a major international conference next year.
The University of Hull is advising students entering the admission process this week not to rush into making a decision, despite recent publicity around increased competition for university places.
Despite achieving a clutch of high-grade A-levels, Students' Union President Aidan Mersh found himself without a university place on results day.
With only a year to go until the 2012 Olympic Games, sports experts from the University of Hull say the event will leave a lasting legacy for the region as well as for the whole of the UK.
The University of Hull is recreating the climate of the Far East to help Great Britain achieve World University Games success.
With one year to go until the start of the Olympic Games, two University of Hull graduates are working with Lord Coe at the London 2012 Organising Committee to stage the world’s greatest sporting events.
The amber nectar is about to get a lot greener following an initiative by the University of Hull to boost the environmental credentials of one of the UK’s leading malt producers.
The University of Hull’s graduate employability figures have improved from last year according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
The University of Hull is delighted that the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) has approved its access agreement, which will enable a wide range of students to benefit from undergraduate courses irrespective of their ability to pay.
Nine notable individuals will be conferred with honorary degrees next week alongside hundreds of students who have completed their studies at the University of Hull.
Conker fans from across the country are being called upon once again to help save the beloved trees from a perilous moth which is threatening their beauty.
What makes for a successful green entrepreneur and how can Britain encourage more of them?
The University of Hull will welcome prospective students and members of the public onto campus this week to demonstrate why Hull is such a popular place to study.
A lecturer from the University of Hull’s Department for Sport, Health and Exercise Science has scooped a top award for his research investigating changes in muscle force production during maturation.
A-level and GCSE students are set to become DNA detectives during a special food forensics event at the University of Hull.
Cathleen Thomas, a PhD student from the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Hull, has been elected a Trustee of the Royal Entomological Society and will serve on the governing body of the Society for three years.
Health professionals, policy makers and researchers from around the UK will be discussing the latest developments in the field of telehealth at a major conference at the University of Hull this week.
The University of Hull has become one of the first institutions in the country, and the only one in Yorkshire, to have its sports coaching courses awarded a new mark of excellence.
Designs and architects’ impressions for the University of Hull’s new Allam Building were officially released today, bringing construction of the new biomedical research development a step closer.
A lecturer from the University of Hull has been presented with a top teaching award at a conference in Los Angeles this week.
A professor from the University of Hull has been awarded a prestigious science award for his groundbreaking work with nanoparticles.
The University has developed a suite of new training resources to help mental health nurses build their confidence and practical skills when administering injectable medication.
Ports are central to achieving significant reductions in carbon emissions in the maritime industry, according to evidence from a new University of Hull study.
The University of Hull is launching a new course on 22 June aimed at those working in the refining, chemical and allied sectors to improve professional development and increase technical skills.
The University of Hull’s report into communication channel shift within local governments will be discussed at the 11th European Conference on eGovernment in Ljubljana this week.
Hull alumnus Jenni Murray has been made a dame in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Schoolchildren from Hull and East Yorkshire are set to experience life as a University of Hull student during Universities Week.
Researchers from the University of Hull have discovered a way to load up nanoparticles with large numbers of light-sensitive molecules to create a more effective form of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treating cancer.
The University of Hull is to play a major role in Humber Business Week, which starts today.
Staff and students from the University of Hull will be playing a key role in an international rugby league project.
The University community was shocked to hear of Julie Watson's tragic death this week. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends at this very sad time.
Award-winning author David Almond was special guest this week for the University of Hull’s second Annual Children’s Writing Event.
The University of Hull is delighted to announce the appointment of three Deans of Faculty.
As the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition reaches its one year anniversary, academics from the Centre for British Politics at the University of Hull are giving their thoughts about the successes and failures of the past twelve months.
Experts at the University of Hull have made a discovery which could explain one of the reasons behind a decline in grassland bird species throughout Europe.
Staff at the University of Hull are set to learn how to stay fighting fit using top tips from dieticians, health experts and fitness advisors during a specially designed week-long campaign of activities.
A new report by a leading think tank for city economies says the University of Hull is one of the most important institutions in the country for supporting its local economy.
Theatre goers will be part of a unique experience when a conference to celebrate the centenary of the founding of a leading theatre society takes place at the University of Hull.
A team of experts from the University of Hull has found that there is a strong correlation between the health status of hedgehogs and tick burden.
More than 4000 school children from the Yorkshire and Humber region will have the opportunity to experience life at the University of Hull when a series of events get underway next week.
A Professor from the University of Hull is set to advise experts from Europe and around the world about contract development for public spending and government procurement.
The University of Hull intends to charge a tuition fee of £9,000 per year to UK/EU students entering full-time undergraduate honours programmes in 2012, subject to approval from the Office for Fair Access (OFFA).
The University of Hull is backing the Hull 2013: Twice the Passion bid to attract the world’s top rugby league stars to the city.
A professor from the University of Hull's Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE) has scooped a literary prize in the 76th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.
Obesity isn’t just bad for your health; it’s also hard work, putting a substantial strain on leg joints, tendons and muscles. Losing weight is clearly the answer – but what if that means losing muscle as well as body fat?
Experts from the University of Hull have been leading classes at an East Yorkshire School to encourage youngsters to take up science subjects in their future studies.
Articles by three historians from the University of Hull have been featured in a collection of the 35 ‘most respected’ articles published by Britain’s oldest historical journal.
Targeted photodynamic therapy can completely eradicate some models of cancer, according to the latest research by UK and Swiss scientists, published in the current issue of the British Journal of Cancer.
Scientists at the University of Hull have identified a cellular ‘on-off’ switch that may have implications for treating cardiovascular disease and cancer.
The University of Hull gave people a taste of Japanese culture as part of a special fundraiser to help victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami.
Hull University Business School has become the first business school in Yorkshire and the 13th in the UK to earn the prestigious Triple Crown of accreditations for its business and management provision.
Dan Jeffries from the University of Hull’s Department of Biological Sciences has been awarded a prestigious PhD scholarship worth £58,000 for a new study into the crucian carp fish species in the UK.
The University of Hull will be benefitting from the legacy of the 2012 Olympic games thanks to £85,346 in National Lottery funding from Sport England.
The University’s Director of Sports Rehabilitation has been made a member of the International Academy of Musculoskeletal Medicine (IAMMM).
The University of Hull’s Department of Cardiology has secured £5 million to study the effect of Clopidogrel and Aspirin on patients with chronic heart failure.
Experts from the University of Hull could minimise the risk in falls of elderly people if a new study to improve balance and stability is successful.
Theatre and performance students from the University of Hull’s Scarborough Campus have been taught by renowned artist Oriana Fox this week.
Staff and students from the University of Hull’s Department of Computer Science have been building computer games in less than 24 hours as part of a unique challenge.
Scarborough students are helping mental health service users improve their communication skills and discover their creative sides by inviting them to participate in a unique artistic project resulting in a performance.
A scientist from the University of Hull will speak at the UK’s top dementia research conference, describing her findings into the genetics of declining language skills in people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers and academics will learn how they can influence science policy at a University of Hull event today.
Experts from the University of Hull are taking to the streets to showcase experiments and natural wonders as part of National Science Week.
The Hull History Centre has been given a colourful tribute to former librarian and poet Philip Larkin thanks to a kind donation from a local business.
The University’s Legal Advice Centre has been shortlisted by the Law Works & Attorney General Student Awards for Best Contribution by a Law School.
The Hull History Centre which houses the archives of the University of Hull and Hull City Council has been recognised with a 2011 Civic Trust Award.
The Drama and Music department has invested £70,000 into digital and interactive technologies and has opened a new visualisation in performance suite.
Experts from the University of Hull are investigating the effects of planting biofuel crops on one of Britain’s most iconic farmland species.
A dental nurse from the University of Hull is being recognised with a special award after scoring the highest mark in a recent national exam.
Competitive package to attract the very best talent.
University moves up six places in Times Higher Student Experience Survey.
Professors from the University of Hull's Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE) have scooped literary awards for three of their books.
The University of Hull has received nearly €300,000 as part of a Europe-wide study into the health of the seas.
The University of Hull has been given high praise for its newly refurbished Engineering Innovation Institute (EII) during a visit from by the President of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
Sports scientists from the University of Hull are helping to give one of the country’s top rugby league sides a boost before kicking-off the new season.
Lake Malawi, one of the world’s most species rich lakes, is not entirely contained by its borders, according to a new study published today.
The University of Hull is to train members of the clergy and funeral directors from Co-operative Funeralcare in order to create a better understanding of what bereaved people want and why.
Postgraduate students at the University of Hull will be learning about how to succeed throughout their PhD experience and beyond at a unique interdisciplinary event to be held next week.
The University of Hull is to play a key role in supporting Britain’s first major offshore wind turbine manufacturing plant at Alexandra Dock in Hull.
Five notable individuals were conferred with honorary degrees last week alongside hundreds of students who had completed their studies at the University of Hull.
After months of planning and nearly £200,000 of investment, the University of Hull will launch its new look health and fitness suite today.
Experts from the University of Hull are getting out of the laboratory and into high street coffee shops to create debate about science.
The outcome of patients with new onset heart failure are being investigated in a European-wide research programme, funded by a grant from the European Union worth more than £10m.
The University of Hull’s Centre for Magnetic Resonance Investigation (CMRI) is to benefit from the Yorkshire Scan Appeal’s fundraising efforts to buy a revolutionary piece of equipment.
Dean of Hull University Business School, Professor Mike C Jackson, has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, OBE, in the 2011 New Year’s Honours List.