University of Aberdeen - Unhealthy diet
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have called for volunteers to help them understand exactly how fruit and vegetables protect against cancer and heart disease. The study will look at the...
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Glasgow School of Art - In fashion
Fashion design is cementing its place in the curriculum at the Glasgow School of Art with new undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in the discipline. Undergraduates can now apply for an...
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University of Dundee - Good Samaritans under scrutiny
Students from the University of Dundee are working with a Scottish disability charity to examine why people volunteer and what makes them continue to offer their time. Postgraduate students studying...
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Durham University - You take the high land ..
Southern Ireland, Wales and eastern England are sinking while Scotland is rising, according to researchers at Durham University. A "coastland map" produced by scientists at the university and...
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The Open University/UHI - Collaborative process
The outgoing heads of two institutions have announced plans for closer collaboration. Brenda Gourley, who recently stepped down as vice-chancellor of The Open University, and Bob Cormack, retiring...
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University of East London - Marking the occasion
Cherie Blair has formally opened the University of East London's Sir John Cass School of Education. The barrister, campaigner and wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair was met by UEL's chair of...
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University of Portsmouth - Game, set and match
A computer game produced by a University of Portsmouth academic has won a top prize at the IndieCade 2009 International Festival of Independent Games. Dan Pinchbeck, senior lecturer in the School of...
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Medical Research Council - Rapid treatment
Fundamental medical research will be sped up thanks to pilot centres funded by the Medical Research Council at the universities of Dundee, King's College London, Edinburgh, Nottingham and a...
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London School of Economics - Black to the future
A university has held an event designed to inspire young black Londoners to aim for the top in the world of education. The second Black to the Future conference at the London School of Economics...
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Kingston University - Stage is set
Aspiring theatre-makers, actors, directors and designers stand to benefit from two new courses. Kingston University has teamed up with the Rose Theatre, Kingston, to offer MAs in classical theatre...
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The Open University - Web catches rare moth
A university website that helps to identify wildlife has led to the discovery of a moth that has never been seen before in the UK. When a member of the public posted a photograph of an unusual moth...
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University of Reading - Dark arts
A new Tate St Ives exhibition opened on 10 October, overseen by the head of the fine art department at the University of Reading. Alun Rowlands is curator of the Dark Monarch: Magic and Modernity in...
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London South Bank University - Expect the unexpected expectant
Student midwives will learn how to respond to unexpected "emergencies" thanks to a new teaching facility. Once a month, midwifery students at London South Bank University will be called into The Real...
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Occupying forces
Dozens of university staff and students were among the 2,400 people who took part in Antony Gormley's Fourth Plinth art project in Trafalgar Square, London.Several academics opted to spend their hour...
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Overseas briefing
EuropeBologna's wider lessonsThe Bologna Process has applications beyond the borders of Europe, the president of the European Universities Association has said. Speaking at the association's autumn...