On Fact and Fraud: Cautionary Tales from the Front Lines of Science
Personal testimony and anecdote enliven a text on a vital subject, writes Michael Farthing
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From where I sit: Don't assume one (US) size fits all
As developing countries build their higher education sectors, many see the "US-style university" as the desired model. This typically means an institution that combines teaching at most or all...
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Research intelligence: Getting more 'D' out of R&D
Labour plans a series of innovation centres to exploit the commercial benefits of UK research. Hannah Fearn reports
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Leader: Don't cut short a new lease of life
As London Met cleans itself up, it deserves to be given another chance to succeed - for that is what it affords its students
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Wholesale opulence?
An academic conference is to analyse the concept of luxury. In Pursuit of Luxury: Commercial and Academic Perspectives on Luxury will cover issues ranging from the understanding of the term to...
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Edge Hill/Manchester - Don't have nightmares
Examination stress is the stuff of nightmares for many - but a project aims to free children from its grip. Researchers at Edge Hill University and the University of Manchester have devised a...
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Coventry/Surrey - Dance to the music of time
Dances past and present are to be preserved in a digital archive. Researchers at the universities of Coventry and Surrey have won funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to create a...
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Roehampton University - Candid cameras
An institution has produced a series of short films about the problems students face at university, including debt, alcohol abuse, dyslexia and moving out of halls. The Roehampton University series,...
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University of Essex - Hold the phones, it's fine
Researchers have found no evidence that short-term health problems such as headaches, rashes and nausea are caused by exposure to a type of mobile phone mast. A two-and-a-half-year study, carried out...
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University of York - Special relationships
Two scholarships have been launched to help improve a university's research links with the US. The Fulbright Commission is to fund two US academics to spend between three and eight months at the...
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University of Leeds - All the right moves
A website has been launched to help international staff moving to British universities. The site, created as part of a project led by the University of Leeds, aims to provide foreign academics with...
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University of Reading - Chocolate brownie points
Chocoholics can rest assured that researchers are working to ensure the continued production of their favourite food. A five-year research project at the University of Reading will investigate the...
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University of Bristol - Gene genies heal broken hearts
Gene therapy could be an effective way to improve survival rates among heart attack patients, research funded by the British Heart Foundation suggests. Costanza Emanueli, BHF senior research fellow...
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University of Bedfordshire - Ivory Coast, ivory tower
The Ivory Coast has announced that its team will train at the University of Bedfordshire in the run-up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The West African nation has signed a memorandum of...