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Grant incomeMore books, more cashAn independent study funded by the journal publisher Elsevier has found a correlation between investment in university library collections and grant income. The study...
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Class of 2010 follows US lead
Graduating students at Loughborough kick-start American-style gift scheme. Hannah Fearn reports
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University of East Anglia - Data from the deep
An underwater robot is being used by scientists to monitor the ocean off the coast of Spain. The £150,000 robotic glider is remotely controlled by scientists 900 miles away at the University of East...
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Royal Holloway, University of London - Lost chords are found
Lost musical scores from silent films have been rediscovered. Julie Brown, senior lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London's department of music, uncovered the British scores in attics and...
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University of Dundee - Remembering Sir D'Arcy
Three days of events are planned to mark the 150th birthday of Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, the Edinburgh-born biologist, mathematician and classicist. The scholar will be remembered at the...
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Robert Gordon University - Legal foundation
A new law qualification is to be introduced in Scotland to help master's students kick-start a career in construction law. Candidates at the Robert Gordon University studying for an LLM/MSc in...
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University of Nottingham - Arts for psychiatry's sake
Reading novels and poetry should form part of the education of mental-health doctors and nurses in order to improve their empathy with patients. That is the view of Victoria Tischler, lecturer in the...
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University of Liverpool - Participation? It's child's play
A "toy academic" called Professor Fluffy features in a showcase of best practice in widening participation. The University of Liverpool launched its International Centre for Educational Opportunities...
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University of Hull - Lies, damned lies and memories
One-fifth of students at the University of Hull have false memories, a study indicates. Researchers from the university's psychology department surveyed 1,600 students in the first empirical study...
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King's College London - Brain-scan breakthrough
Scientists funded by the Medical Research Council have developed a new rapid method of diagnosing autism in adults. For the first time, a quick brain scan that takes just 15 minutes can identify...
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Cardiff University - Digital ballads
Welsh ballads from the 18th and 19th centuries once sung on street corners can now be heard online. A project run by Cardiff University and the National Library of Wales has captured 4,000 of the...
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University of Salford - Screen debut
The contract for a UK-wide blood-vessel screening programme to be offered to all men over the age of 65 has been awarded to the University of Salford. The NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening...
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University of Bristol - Water weight
A team of scientists has produced the first reliable estimate of water flow between the Amazon and its flood plains. While earlier researchers relied on occasional field trips to the vast area, the...
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University of Brighton - Cash for design archive
For the first time, a university's design archives have been nationally recognised through a grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Housed in the University of Brighton's...
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University of Plymouth - Rolling work experience
The University of Plymouth has announced plans for its degrees in business and management to incorporate a rolling programme of work experience at every stage. Instead of a six- or 12-month block of...