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Spider gets teeth into central Asia Scientists from Altai State University have warned that the Karakurt or Mediterranean black widow spider ( Latrodectus tredecimguttatus ) is on the increase in...
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OU appoints vice-chancellor Brenda Gourley, vice-chancellor of the University of Natal in South Africa, is to become vice-chancellor of the Open University. Professor Gourley believes that...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph A leading scientist investigating the use of human embryo cells in treating disease is being lured from America by more than £1 million of government funding. Financial Times Two&...
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US uncovers voting errors Faulty equipment, mismarked ballots and absentee voting errors were among the reasons for the failure of between 4 million and 6 million Americans to cast valid votes in...
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Gender pay gap widens The pay gap between male and female lecturers has grown with some universities paying women three-quarters of men’s salaries. An Association of University Teachers...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph Some young people believe that closing their eyes while having sexual intercourse will guard against pregnancy, a survey of doctors in Doctor magazine said yesterday. A description of...
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'Spy' professor deported One of four Chinese-American academics held by the Chinese government has been convicted of spying for Taiwan and ordered to be deported. Li Shaomin, a United States citizen...
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From today's UK papers
Guardian Nasa is preparing a $200m (£120m) robot spacecraft which will catch a piece of the sun and bring it back to Earth. Genesis will collect pristine 'building material', providing scientists...
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Shell targetted Oil giant Shell is set to become the latest target for an animal rights group trying to shut down Huntingdon Life Sciences, the pharmaceutical testing firm. The Stop Huntingdon Animal...
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When epic boys meet Hardy girls
Is our ability to tell stories as much a product of evolution as our ability to make tools? So say the Darwinians set to explode conventional literary theory. Jerome Burne reports. Revolution was...
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Cutting edge: Kenneth Baillie
Six Edinburgh University medical students were literally on top of the world when they researched why altitude affects humans. "Breathtaking expedition. Inspired science. Brilliantly conceived." That...
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Rectors voice basic research fears
The heads of Europe's universities are concerned about the planned European Union Sixth Framework Research Programme being focused on large targeted studies. They fear there could be insufficient...
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Space unit is on launch pad
Leicester's National Space Centre could rocket the country's space science into a more visible orbit. Tony Tysome reports. Leicester University's ten-year ambition to create a National Space Centre...
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Ready for take-off
Sally Brown's enthusiasm is contagious. She is membership director for the Institute for Learning and Teaching and, despite the bad press since the ILT's conception in 1998, she is undaunted by the...
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Lessons from learners
Lancaster saved money by hiring students as consultants, Nicki Household writes. Lancaster University has hit on a novel way to address some of its thornier management problems. Instead of employing...