University of Essex - Big E for effort
Students making a difference through their extracurricular activities have gained official recognition via the Big E Awards. The awards are part of efforts by the University of Essex to ensure that...
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University of Central Lancashire - Performers display street cred
Shoppers in Preston were treated to a student "fash mob" as undergraduates took to the streets en masse last week to promote an arts festival. Students from the School of Creative and Performing Arts...
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University of Aberdeen - Panaceas, under pressure
There are hopes that a £1.6 million research centre in Scotland could find cures to the world's ills in the depths of the oceans. The University of Aberdeen's Marine Biodiscovery Centre, which opened...
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City University London - Capital opportunities
A new website aims to make research more accessible to policy-makers, academics and others working in London's cultural and creative industries. The site, Researching Cultural and Creative Industries...
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Spotted near Beak Street
Scientists and students teamed up to create the gigantic models of flying pterosaurs now terrifying commuters and tourists on London's South Bank. University of Portsmouth palaeobiologists and...
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Blog confidential: Embarrassing inconsistencies and outrageous behaviour
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online.
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Appointments
University of Nottingham NingboAndrew MartonAn academic who chose to climb the Great Wall of China rather than collect his doctorate has come full circle by taking up a senior post at the University...
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Top European Institutions in Psychiatry and Psychology
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-February 2010
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Willetts signals boost for external providers
Mixed response to proposals for private takeovers of public institutions. Simon Baker reports
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#loveHE
This week's tweet of the week is:Being able to learn new stuff as you work is great - @ncurrantTell us why you love the sector on Twitter @timeshighered, using the hashtag #loveHE. Our favourite each...
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'Serious defects' apparent in 'crude' European rankings project
U-Map and U-Multirank fail to solve problems they aimed to fix, study suggests. Hannah Fearn writes
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Close links to BP could tar Cambridge reputation
The University of Cambridge could suffer "reputational damage" over its relationship with BP following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, an academic has warned.Gillian Evans, emeritus professor of...
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BMJ chief calls for a cure for medical 'mess'
The evidence base for clinical medicine and health policy is "a mess", with major problems affecting journals, regulation and public access to information.Such were the views of Fiona Godlee, editor-...
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Floating an idea
These paper boats carry a precious cargo: the hopes of hundreds of children.The boats were launched last week outside the University of Sussex's Meeting House as part of Universities Week, which was...