University of Sheffield - Grateful bread
A 95-year-old Iraqi exile, who sought asylum in Britain, is set to offer £90,000 worth of new scholarships to students studying science degrees at the University of Sheffield. Nearly 100 students at...
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Nottingham Trent University - Twist in the tale
More than 75,000 intricate lace samples, considered to be of national and international importance, have been placed in a new archive in Nottingham, the lace capital of the UK. The collection was...
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Warwick/Aston Universities - Lab's labourers not lost
The search is on to find the best chemistry technicians in the West Midlands. Partners including the University of Warwick, the Royal Society of Chemistry and Aston University have joined forces to...
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University of Leicester - Not good enough to be stolen
Modern criminals have undergone a "career change", switching focus from traditional house burglaries to personal muggings, according to research. The study by James Treadwell, a lecturer in...
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Imperial College London - TB badger cull 'not effective'
The culling of badgers has been found to be an inefficient and short-term solution to preventing bovine tuberculosis (bTB), a disease affecting cattle that cost the UK Government more than £100...
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King's College London - Secret benefactor
An alumnus of King's College London has donated £750,000 to its China Institute, to create a new Abraham Lue lectureship in Chinese entrepreneurship. Dr Lue, emeritus assistant principal of King's...
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University of Birmingham - Protect and survive
Humanitarian aid agencies must strike a reasonable balance between looking after their own safety and carrying out their duties, a lecturer who travelled to Haiti to help victims of the earthquake...
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University of Wolverhampton - Head start
A new research centre at the University of Wolverhampton is to study the most aggressive brain cancers. The Brain Tumour UK Neuro-Oncology Research Centre is combining two teams of experts to...
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Trinity College Dublin - A foot in the door
A project to help graduates find work has been unveiled at Trinity College Dublin. The six-week programme, known as the Trinity Alumni Career Network, was launched following a survey of 15,000...
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University of Sunderland - How was it for you?
The consumer experience is to be investigated at the University of Sunderland. The Centre for Research into the Experience Economy at Sunderland's Business School will examine topics ranging from...
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Goldsmiths, University of London - I knew I was going to do that
A new study has looked at how quickly the pre-conscious mind makes decisions before they become conscious. Volunteers at Goldsmiths, University of London were shown faces that were only slightly...
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Help right where it's needed
Digital mapping specialists have been using their skills to help victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Three members of staff and dozens of students on Bath Spa University's geographic...
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Publish and be dumped?
According to well-informed sources meeting after dark behind the squash courts, Professor Doug Gunter of our Politics for Business Department faces disciplinary action over statements made during his...
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A dog's dinner of an idea
Felipe Fernández-Armesto is sceptical about claims cat-owners are smarter