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Queen Mary, University of LondonCondition of the heartAll babies should be screened for heart defects at birth, an academic has said. A simple non-invasive test called pulse oximetry could detect...
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The English Prize: The Capture of the Westmorland, an Episode of the Grand Tour
The Ashmolean’s new show recreates the artistic journey of an 18th-century Grand Tour. Daniel Carey enjoys the ride
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Research intelligence - Biologist finds way through Brussels maze
Europe's first chief scientific adviser aims to inform policymakers and the public. Paul Jump reports
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The decline of the American university
Tom Palaima muses on the Greek ideal of reflective learning, his immigrant grandparents’ dreams of a better life, the GI Bill’s impact on America and the price of allowing universities - once places...
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From where I sit - Set course for deception
Scandals are hardly in short supply here, but the public and media were still shocked by the revelations that emerged during the national Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing...
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The week in higher education
The University of Aberdeen ducked any further accusations of promoting "quackery" by deciding against establishing a chair in a form of alternative medicine that advocates mistletoe as a cure for...
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Beyond the headlines
Affordability underpins the bad press about London Met, says Malcolm Gillies
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17 May 2012
Time and space - Periods of reflection: the essence of learning
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Leader: Fast food does not nourish
As universities rush to provide value for money, something more precious - the time to think and digest ideas - could be lost
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Odds and quads
These items form part of remarkable treasure trove found in the brickwork of an old fireplace last month when two maintenance workers were repairing the Brigham Hall dormitory at Mount Holyoke...
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Dismissal threat for metrics letter
Biologist risks ‘gross misconduct’ over comments on Queen Mary restructuring. John Morgan writes
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Salford plan to axe Italian gets tongue-lashing
Students and academics have condemned the University of Salford’s plans to shut down its Italian department, warning of damage to British graduate skills in a globalised economy.
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Abertay appoints new principal
The University of Abertay Dundee has appointed a new vice-chancellor and principal almost a year after the previous head of the institution left amid a row over his retirement.