University of Reading - Open-access all areas
A university has joined a growing trend by mandating staff to deposit research outputs in an online institutional repository. The Central Archive at the University of Reading will become the official...
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University of Glasgow - Words of value
Royalties earned by a university following the publication last year of the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary are to be pumped into a series of postgraduate scholarships to fund...
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Institute of Education - Life starts now
Retirement should be seen as an exciting new chapter in a person's life, according to a book by staff at the Institute of Education, University of London. Retiring Lives, edited by academics Eileen...
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Aston University - Turning up the heat
Corporate attitudes to climate change in Bangladesh are the subject of a three-year research project led by Aston University. Aston Business School and the University of Dhaka will work on a project...
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Staffordshire University - Into the valley
A university centre may be set up in South Yorkshire's Dearne Valley. Staffordshire University is involved in a £1 million bid to establish the centre, alongside Dearne Valley College and Rotherham...
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London School of Economics - Inequality from cradle to grave
Policy interventions are needed at each stage in people's lives to counter the way economic inequalities are reinforced over their lifespans, a panel has argued. The National Equality Panel, chaired...
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Edinburgh Napier University - Fuelling links with the East
Hong Kong's first biofuel research centre has been established in a partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and a local institution. The centre at City University of Hong Kong will address...
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University of Northampton - Nice little earner
More than 200 graduates are set to benefit from paid work placements with businesses in a scheme run by the University of Northampton and social enterprise 3E. Graduates will gain valuable experience...
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University of Southampton - Deep sea drive
A coastal university is to start exploring the deep oceans after taking on a key role in a new national research organisation. The University of Southampton will be a partner in the National...
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Royal Holloway, University of London - Taking one for the nest
Researchers have discovered more about a world of selfless "soldier" aphids who risk their lives to defend nests from invaders. The insects also clean and mend the nests using a sticky secretion. But...
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Hither, hither, love
With Valentine's Day around the corner, a "celebration of love in history" is offering some unusual alternatives to the traditional candlelit dinner. The Past Caring season, running until 14 February...
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Two bodies vie to speak for postgrads
NUS' higher calling may clash with its other priorities, NPC says. John Morgan reports
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Odds and quads
The 1641 Depositions, held in the library of Trinity College Dublin, are testimonies of English and Scottish Protestants about their experiences in the 1641 Irish Rebellion.They were recorded by...
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Mea culpa: Exeter sorry for exam charges
An apology has been issued to students at the University of Exeter Business School after they were forced to pay to sit examinations managed by private companies.Students studying modules in...
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Knight rides in to Warwick to clean up layoff mess
Sir Bill Wakeham chairs independent review into redundancy blunders. Melanie Newman reports