Academics make pub pitches for charity
Researchers at University College London got a chance to raise money for a wide range of charitable projects this week - by pitching their ideas in a pub and getting the audience to vote for them.
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Latest winners for investment fund announced
Seven university, business and charity partnerships have been announced as winners of the second round of the Research Partnership Investment Fund.
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Willetts signs UK-Indonesia agreement
The UK government has signed an agreement with the Indonesian minister of education establishing eight new partnerships between universities in the two countries.
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Surrey v-c given the nod as next UUK president
The next president of Universities UK will be University of Surrey vice-chancellor Sir Christopher Snowden after he was unopposed in the nominations process, it has been announced.
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Controversial BAS merger plans dropped
The Natural Environment Research Council has abandoned its controversial plans to merge the British Antarctic Survey with the National Oceanography Centre.
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Islamic liberal arts past seen as key to regional revival
Arab Spring nations must look back to advance, conference hears. Jack Grove reports from Madrid
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To soar like Airbus, craft a high-flying network
Universities should emulate the aircraft manufacturer Airbus in forming alliances in which partner institutions provide a single specialised element of a student's education rather than trying to...
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More help for depression, less help for despots: OIA
Mental health, plagiarism, GaddafiPhD on agenda at complaint resolution forum. Jack Grove writes
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Desire, discipline, disgust and that dreaded three-letter word
XXX meets XXL: Matthew Reisz on researchers getting the measure of sexuality and body size
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News in brief
AustraliaYou've got only 10 years leftAustralia's university model could become unviable in the next 10 to 15 years, according to a report by Ernst & Young. University of the Future: A Thousand...
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Grant winners
ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCHResearch grantsAward winner: Emyr Lloyd-EvansInstitution: Cardiff UniversityValue: £173,809Developing treatments for the rare genetic disorder Smith-Lemil-Opitz syndromeAward...
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College loses designations over 'registration malpractice' to gain funding
A for-profit college deliberately registered students on courses they did not wish to study, helping it to access around £750,000 of tuition fee payments backed by the taxpayer, according to the...
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Cause célèbre scholar queried Met managers
A psychology professor suspended after criticising university managers is to face a disciplinary hearing for alleged "gross misconduct".
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Firm chose haven, let's give it hell
Paper calls for boycott if publisher does not pay UK tax 'lost' after Swiss move. Paul Jump reports
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Elite embittered as Hefce decides to not risk calling time on audits
Funding chiefs shy away from White Paper plans for 'light-touch' regulation. John Morgan reports