University of Leicester - Slowly but surely
Researchers have uncovered the earliest UK evidence of a tortoise kept as a family pet. Richard Thomas, an archaeologist at the University of Leicester, discovered a bone belonging to a late-19th-...
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Bristol/West of England - Power stream
Music festivals of the future could be partly powered by the urine from on-site revellers if university researchers reach their goal. Scientists at the Bristol Robotic Laboratory, a research facility...
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Flag it up
These paper flags, made from the pages of books, are the work of Jon Adams, artist-in-residence at the University of Portsmouth. They were planted en masse at the university as part of a public art...
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OU chief says time is ripe to rethink bad policies
Martin Bean sees Lord Browne's review as chance to help restore ELQ funding, writes Simon Baker
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Archive bodies unite to defend records from cuts
Initiative seeks sustainable ways to preserve collections. Matthew Reisz reports
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THE World University Rankings
We have had to make some extraordinarily difficult decisions this week - on which institutions to exclude from our 2010 World University Rankings.In the autumn, we will publish our annual list of the...
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Chinese students admit to little or no idea about ethics
Chinese students and researchers have "little or no idea" about academic ethics and misconduct, a study suggests.
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#loveHE
As part of our #loveHE campaign, Times Higher Education has asked followers on Twitter to tell us why they love the academy.Tweet of the week:Because education improves people's lives. Support...
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University of Warwick - Developing insights
Policymakers and researchers in India and Brazil will be able to assess the economic impact of their countries' graduates thanks to a research project funded by the Economic and Social Research...
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University of Dundee - The drugs don't work
One-sixth of elderly dementia patients are prescribed unnecessary and potentially harmful anti-psychotic drugs. Researchers at the University of Dundee found that those treated for dementia were more...
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University for the Creative Arts - Elephant in the room
Students who helped create one of the Elephant Parade figures that graced the streets of London this summer raised more money for charity than some of the celebrity artists involved. Gaia, the...
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University of Leeds - Hydrogen breakthrough
Researchers believe they have opened the door to the new hydrogen economy by finding an energy-efficient way to make the element out of used vegetable oil. Scientists at the University of Leeds...
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University of Sheffield - Who said reality TV is stupid?
An Indian student who won the chance to study in the UK in a reality TV show has graduated with a first-class degree. Caezaan Keshvani read functional genomics and stem-cell science at the University...
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University of Bedfordshire - Be all you can be
The aspirations of young people are to be raised through sport in a partnership between a university and the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust. The University of Bedfordshire has pledged to raise £25,...
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University of East Anglia - Survival of the promiscuous
Female birds may increase their offspring's chances of survival by being unfaithful to their partners, a study suggests. In many species, females pair up with specific mates who helps raise their...