Import/export focus puts Germany on top
Concern over lack of outward study as UK comes third in international index. John Morgan reports
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London Metropolitan UniversitySenior staff under investigationLondon Metropolitan University is investigating two senior members of staff as well as its internal auditors following a fresh report...
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'Positive action', positive results
Trevor Phillips hails equality bill's potential to widen access to the academy. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Daytime TV: Recipe for success
Isabella Beeton was a pioneer, writes Gary Day, but she had little domestic bliss in her own life
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Top 20 biochemists
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999-October 2009
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Radio ha ha
Sir Terry Wogan's reign as the king of radio may be winding down, but there is plenty of talent waiting in the wings. Last week, comedian and broadcaster Phill Jupitus spent a week at Bournemouth...
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Liverpool Hope University - Ivories tower II
A dozen Steinway pianos worth almost £250,000 have arrived at Liverpool Hope University's new Performing Arts Centre. The delivery makes the university's music department an "all-Steinway school",...
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Durham University - Bonds ... Durham bonds?
A second British university is considering raising funds via a bond issue. Durham University is looking at the option following the University of Cambridge's announcement in January that it plans to...
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Birmingham City University - Off the rails
Plans for a city-centre campus at Birmingham City University have been scuppered a week after the institution handed over payment for a new site. The university paid Birmingham City Council £18...
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University of Birmingham - Too many mouths to feed
Parents of twins, triplets and larger groups of multiple-birth babies face significant financial hardship, according to a study by researchers at the University of Birmingham. A report titled The...
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University of East Anglia - Wind of change, 50 years on
The end of the British Empire and its continuing impact is the focus of an international conference at the University of East Anglia this week. The event marks the 50th anniversary of Harold...
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University College London - Milk mystery
A study has found that existing genetic data cannot explain why sections of the world's population can digest milk. The ability to absorb the milk sugar lactose - also known as lactase persistence -...
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University of Cambridge - 'Amaste, 'amaste, 'amaste
The former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police is to provide training for senior police officers in India in a partnership agreed with the University of Cambridge.Under a three-year scheme signed...
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University of Exeter - An extra dimension
After the successes of 3D films such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, the next sensation promises to be 3D lectures. From this month, students at the University of Exeter's School of Engineering,...
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University of Reading - Tax doesn't have to be taxing
Dealing with mortgage and tax forms may be less of a chore if a new project succeeds. The scheme at the University of Reading, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, aims to make...