University of Surrey - Power napping
Older people should not feel guilty about taking naps during the day if it allows them to keep active and busy when they are feeling less tired, new research suggests. Academics at the University of...
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University of Nottingham - International recognition
A UK university's campus in China has been recognised for its international research collaborations by the country's government. The University of Nottingham's Ningbo campus, which opened in 2004,...
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Imperial College London - Irreconcilable differences
Two strains of mosquito responsible for the majority of malaria transmission in Africa have evolved such significant genetic differences they are becoming different species. The finding by a team of...
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University of Winchester - Middle Ages medical first
Archaelologists may have uncovered evidence of Britain's earliest known hospital. The University of Winchester's excavations at St Mary Magdalen, on the outskirts of the historic city, have revealed...
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University of Northampton - Doctoral boost
A post-1992 university has made its biggest investment yet in PhD studentships. The University of Northampton will spend £1.1 million on 24 new doctoral studentships in subjects ranging from the...
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Queen Margaret University - Novel health course for Pakistan
A Scottish university has signed a memorandum of understanding with a partner in Pakistan to introduce a new qualification to the country. The agreement, brokered between Queen Margaret University in...
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University of Lincoln - It's logical: he belongs here
Academics have launched a bid to reclaim the father of computer logic for the city of Lincoln. The 19th-century mathematician George Boole invented Boolean logic, which underlies the function of...
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Lancaster University - Reprieve for thought
A university has acquired a leading think tank, saving 43 jobs. The Work Foundation, which focuses on employment issues, has been taken over by Lancaster University, although it will continue to...
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University of Liverpool - Health and the city
A £3 million study of urban health has been launched with European Union funding. The University of Liverpool project will address the lack of comparability in the existing data on public health...
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University of Aberdeen - Tripped up by genes
It is not just old age that causes wobbly pensioners to fall down the stairs - their genes could be at fault, too. Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have found that elderly women with a...
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University of Glasgow - Transatlantic healing
A Scottish university has linked up with a US Ivy League institution to boost scientific research. The University of Glasgow has signed a strategic agreement with Columbia University in New York that...
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It remains to be seen
Museums are over-sensitive about displaying human remains and are hiding them away following demands for greater respect from minority groups such as pagans. So says a new book by Tiffany Jenkins, of...
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News in brief
IranDoubt? We can't have that"Western subjects" that are grounded in "materialism" corrupt the young, according to Iran's spiritual leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that subjects such as women's...
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Vietnam the first target for Seoul searchers
John Morgan reports from South Korea's capital on plans to establish an overseas campus
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Ontario institutions told to find and stick to niches
Universities in Ontario should abandon their efforts to do everything and adopt a "boutique" model focusing only on what they do best, according to a government advisory body.