Critical mass
Credit: Rebecca AttwoodThe wit and wisdom of the nation's students and lecturers was on display as protesters made history at a mass demonstration against cuts to university funding. Around 52,000...
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London College of Fashion - Next-generation fashionistas
A new course is aiming to produce the fashion podcasters, film-makers, art directors, broadcasters and stylists of the future. Graduates from the London College of Fashion's MA in fashion media...
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Essex/Surrey - Screen memory
Scribbled notes, sketches, costume designs and script drafts - every detail of the film-making process has been captured in an archive collected by director Sally Potter. Now a partnership between...
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Newcastle University - Testing times
Scientists in the North of England have developed a new test for ovarian cancer. Researchers from Newcastle University worked with medical giant Pfizer on the test, which helps to identify patients...
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London College of Communication - Notes that came in from the cold
An investigative reporter has donated much of his archive to a London university. Material from Phillip Knightley's investigations into war reporting and the role of propaganda, including letters and...
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Royal Holloway, University of London - All the home's a stage
Academics are recreating the once-fashionable art of staging plays in the home. As part of a project at Royal Holloway, University of London investigating the historical phenomenon and aiming to...
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Robert Gordon University - Next of skin
A Scottish academic has helped to set out new rules for the treatment of patients with psoriasis after being inspired by her mother's 58-year battle with the disease. The guidelines will provide the...
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Swansea Metropolitan University - Repository's new role
A historic building in the centre of Swansea is to be transformed into a centre for sustainable design. The academic department will be housed in the former Swansea Central Library after plans...
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Sussex/Queen's Belfast - Solidarity no sweat down south
Brighton may not be everyone's idea of a holiday destination, but for a particular species of bee it is enough to encourage them to make more friends. Scientists at the University of Sussex, in...
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Canterbury Christ Church University - Beat goes on
Four music students are set to benefit from the continuation of a scholarship scheme started by the former drummer of punk rock group The Clash. A total of £4,000 will be awarded to drummers studying...
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University College Falmouth - Stage presence
A £19 million hub for the performing arts that will provide purpose-built facilities for students, professionals and the public has opened in Cornwall. The Performance Centre at University College...
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Newman University College, Birmingham - Fair play
A series of dinners bringing together figures from the worlds of sport, media and the public and private sectors will explore what it means to operate ethically in the 21st century. Newman University...
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University of Salford - Rebuilding exercise
A UK university is partnering an Iraqi institution to set up a centre for research in the built environment - with the aim of aiding the country's reconstruction. The University of Salford will help...
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University of Manchester - Non-stick, so tough
A Nobel prizewinning physicist has created a thinner, tougher version of polytetrafluoroethylene, better known by the brand name Teflon. Andre Geim shared the 2010 prize with his University of...
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Derby/Cambridge - Heavy balls
Cricket balls could easily bowl over a series of maidens, researchers have found. Biologists from the universities of Derby and Cambridge have discovered that the tuberous bushcricket has the largest...