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From where I sit: Presidency politics
With more than 18,000 colleges in India, why did the decision to make one of them a university make the national headlines?For one, this decision pertains to Kolkata's Presidency College, which is...
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Research intelligence: In search of Chimerical Eve
A UCL fellowship has given a top scientist the freedom to research the origins of complex life. Rose Wilkinson reports
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Leader: Factor in the human equation
The liberal arts feel threatened by indifference and the impact agenda. Can we recognise their true worth before they are gone?
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University of Teesside - In the fraud quad
The first UK degree programme to deal specifically with how to manage economic crime will start enrolling students this autumn. The new BA in economic crime management at the University of Teesside...
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University of Cambridge - Insect insight
Scientists have shown for the first time that insects, like mammals, use vision rather than touch to find footholds. They made the discovery thanks to high-speed video cameras - technology the BBC...
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University of Hull - Wild at port
Academics from the University of Hull are to lead a EUR4 million (£3.6 million) European project to determine the effects of ports on wildlife in estuaries. They will then make recommendations for...
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Durham University - Bob's your uncle
Local youngsters with the ability but not the means to study at Durham University are to benefit from a £1 million donation to a scholarship scheme. The donation from local entrepreneur Bob Young is...
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Warwick/Institute of Education - Home is where the best start is
Family-based support is a key contributor to children's success in the education system, research has found. What parents do to help their children learn at home is much more important than getting...
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University of Southampton - Helping the aged
Researchers are to examine the future supply and demand of health and social care for the UK's ageing population. Experts from four University of Southampton research centres - the Centre for...
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Queen Margaret University - Two-tongue test
An £80,000 grant from the Economic and Social Research Council is to fund a study of the use of language by bilingual people. The study at Queen Margaret University will look at differences in...
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Cardiff University - Capital development
Plans for a new campus development have been submitted by Cardiff University. As well as providing new research facilities, the Maindy Park development would provide space for public debates and...
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Heriot-Watt University - Quantum leap
Scientists have produced a quantum detector that outperforms all its predecessors. The state-of-the-art single-photon detector system has been pioneered by researchers at Heriot-Watt University on...
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University of Kent - Sporting chance
The University of Kent has signed an agreement with Medway Council to enhance sports facilities for its students and the wider community. Medway Park, an £11.1 million development, will formally open...