Bath Spa University - Academy, meet the academy
A new academy school in Salisbury is to be co-sponsored by a university. The Sarum Academy, which is to open later this year following the closure of Salisbury High School, will be co-sponsored by...
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Gloucestershire/Bath - Travel woes compounded
When the dust settled after the travel chaos caused by the recent eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland, some university staff were left facing the loss of holiday time. The University...
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University of Kent - In touch with the past
Fragile documents held at Canterbury Cathedral will be more accessible in future, thanks to the efforts of a cross-disciplinary team of researchers. Scholars from the University of Kent's School of...
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University of Wolverhampton - Course sparks interest
The chemistry of combustion will be among the subjects studied on a new fire and rescue honours degree. The course, to be launched by the University of Wolverhampton in partnership with the West...
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University of Northampton - The scholarly life of crime
Ten years of criminology courses will be celebrated at a day of seminars and workshops on subjects such as cybercrime and feminist criminology. The University of Northampton will hold the events for...
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University of Warwick - Students' robot crawls to victory
A rescue robot that can crawl through a disaster environment to search for victims in need of help, developed by a group of English students, has won an international robotics contest. The team of...
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Cardiff University - Architectural reincarnation
An architectural scholar is to help build a Hindu temple in a style that has not been employed for hundreds of years. Adam Hardy, chair of the architectural history and theory group at Cardiff...
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Aberystwyth University - Scientists keen to sow oats
Researchers in Wales are leading a study to develop new and improved varieties of oats. The five-year project, which will be led by scientists at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural...
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Queen's University Belfast - Python's dramatic donation
Actor and globetrotter Michael Palin is providing the funding for a bursary scheme for drama students in Northern Ireland in memory of his friend Michael Barnes, who served as director of the Belfast...
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University of Abertay Dundee - Creative tension a hindrance
Conflict between creative and commercial interests is putting Scotland's creative industries at risk, business analysts have warned. Researchers at the University of Abertay Dundee found that...
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King's College London - Joint effort on pain relief
A London university has been nominated as the academic lead for a new public-private consortium that aims to improve the treatment of chronic pain. The five-year project, led by King's College London...
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Glasgow/York/Royal Holloway - Gender rebalancing rewarded
Three university physics departments have been recognised by the Institute of Physics for their efforts to reduce gender inequality among academic staff. The universities of Glasgow and York and...
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Leeds/Sheffield - Tom Thumb bat makes UK home
A recently discovered species of bat has been recorded for the first time in the UK. The tiny Alcathoe's bat, or Myotis alcathoe, was identified by a team from the universities of Leeds and Sheffield...
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Exeter/Plymouth - Peninsula nets EU cash
A £3 million grant is to fund international research into the relationship between the environment and human health. The cash from the European Regional Development Fund has been awarded to the...
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Here comes the Sun
The University of Central Lancashire has helped to reveal spectacular images of the Sun with a picture quality 10 times that of high-definition television. Images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory...