Durham/Northumbria - Name shame
Irish names such as "Patrick" and "Bridget" almost died out among 19th-century immigrants to the UK owing to fears of discrimination, according to research from Durham and Northumbria universities....
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University of Greenwich - Let's make lots of money
Companies in Kent are poised to benefit from a partnership between the University of Greenwich and local business-support organisations. The Business Innovation Group aims to help firms exploit new...
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King's College London - Health and the human touch
The Centre for Humanities and Health has opened at King's College London, bringing together specialists from the fields of literature, philosophy, film studies, history and health. The centre will...
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Thames Valley University - The Admirable Qualification
Aspiring butlers will now be able to train for a fully accredited qualification with the launch of the international professional butlers' diploma at Thames Valley University. The diploma was...
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University of Northampton - Poetry in motion
Students and visitors at the University of Northampton were invited to brush up their rhyme and form at a free poetry-writing masterclass with New Zealand poet Kevin Ireland this week. The former...
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Glyndwr University - Here be dragons
A Welsh university has signed the first of seven planned agreements to share its research with different universities in Chongqing, southwest China. The memorandum of understanding between Glyndwr...
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University of York - Thoroughly modern centre
A Centre for Modern Studies has been launched at the University of York. The centre, which will be housed in the new Berrick Saul Building once construction is completed, will bring together...
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University of Salford - Open-access new year
It is to become mandatory for researchers at the University of Salford to deposit their research in the institution's open-access repository. The decision was announced last week to coincide with the...
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University of Lincoln - Miaow ... ow! Macavities rule
Cats' aggression towards their owners may be more common than previously thought, according to research from the University of Lincoln. A collaboration with Brazilian researchers surveyed cat owners...
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University of Nottingham - The Word made fresh
The Bible will be seen in a fresh light thanks to a University of Nottingham project. Bibledex will see Brady Haran, Nottingham's resident film-maker, produce a series of videos retelling stories...
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Captivating performance
An innovative prison theatre project run by HMP Winchester, in partnership with the University of Winchester, has been awarded a Koestler Trust Bronze Award. Last year's Stand or Fall was selected...
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Overseas briefing
AustraliaWireless windfallThe Australian Government will inject A$150 million (£83 million) into scientific research thanks to its premier scientific agency's seminal development of wireless internet...
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Mobility slows but EU wants many more to join Erasmus
Push for 3 million students by 2012 as Commission aims to bolster programme. Phil Baty reports
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Foreign students' shining example is recognised
They are sometimes seen as cash cows to bolster UK institutions' finances, but the wide-ranging contribution that overseas students make to campus life has been highlighted by the British Council....
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Original features
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, part of the University of London, is housed in a classic Art Deco building close to the British Museum.Opened in 1929, the pioneering steel-framed...