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University of NottinghamJohn KingAn international lectureship has been awarded to a mathematician at the University of Nottingham. John King said that maths was a subject he "latched on to" from an...
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How to stay one step ahead of the post-email generation
US college list claims to get under the cultural skin of the Class of 2014. Sarah Cunnane reports
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US colleges see rise in foreign postgraduates
Offers of admission from US graduate schools have risen for international students while falling for their domestic counterparts, figures from their Washington DC-based umbrella group reveal.The...
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Bank crisis omen for academics
Proper supervision at risk due to lack of expertise on university councils. Simon Baker reports
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City University London - Service with a smile
A London university has become the first in the UK to be accredited by the Institute of Customer Service. The ServiceMark quality standard has been awarded in recognition of the level of support...
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University of the West of Scotland - Deck the halls
Plans for a new student complex in the centre of Paisley have been unveiled. The £13.6 million student halls development, housing 340 students in the heart of the town, forms the latest part of a £...
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University of Essex - Good morning, sunshine
The old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day has been proven by scientists working on improving the health of British children. Academics at the University of Essex found that...
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Royal Holloway, University of London - Class act
A university library has received a collection of more than 3,000 books as a bequest from the estate of a school inspector. Roy Waters spent the last 40 years of his life building a diverse library...
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Imperial College London - The appliance of science
Young people are being given the chance to build robot athletes and develop parachutes that will protect eggs from breaking in a 50-foot test drop. Around 900 young people aged eight to 18 are...
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University of Hertfordshire - If I only had a heart
The first prototype robots capable of developing "emotions" as they interact with humans have been produced by researchers. The project was led by Lola Cãnamero, from the School of Computer Science...
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Bucks New University - A picture of health
A university-partnered scheme that helped to train women from traveller and Gypsy communities as health advocates has been shortlisted for an award. The Wellbeing for Travellers scheme, set up with...
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Notts Trent/Confetti/New College Notts - Camera, lights, action
A new "media creatives foundation course" has been launched in Nottingham. The two-year course is a collaboration between Nottingham Trent University, the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies...
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Southampton/Cambridge - Unlucky break
A major international study on osteoporosis led in the UK by scientists from two universities has found women with the condition suffer more if they had broken a bone when they were younger. The...
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University of Wales Institute, Cardiff - I'll have what she's having
Women follow the crowd when it comes to sexual attraction, according to Welsh scientists. Psychologists from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff have found a scientific reason why female...
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University of Bristol - Whisper in my ear
Scientists have discovered that a species of bat "whispers" its ultrasonic call so that its prey - in particular, moths - cannot hear it coming. The researchers from the University of Bristol's...