University of Warwick - Health price check-up
Decisions on the cost-effectiveness of new medical treatments and technologies are to be informed by an assessment team at the University of Warwick. Warwick Evidence, one of three new technology...
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University of London - International development
Interviews and lectures are to be shared online to raise awareness of major challenges in developing countries, including climate change, education and animal health. The Bloomsbury Media Cloud is a...
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I'm sure I left my lettuce here...
This water snail is being closely watched as part of a study that hopes the pond-dwelling gastropod will hold the key to counteracting the effects of senility in humans. Scientists at the University...
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What's yours is ours ... but not all agree
Misconduct case exposes discrepancies in students' IP rights. Melanie Newman reports
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Odds and quads
This French board game is part of an archive of material relating to the Situationist International movement, which had a major influence on student protesters in the 1960s.The game recreates the...
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Top nations in immunology
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, January 1999-October 2009
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The week in higher education
Lord Mandelson now has another title to add to his collection, which has drawn comparisons with Gilbert and Sullivan's Grand Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else. The First Secretary, who counts...
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Teaching and research escape 9% grant cut
Hefce 2010-11 allocations target capital funding and special projects. Melanie Newman reports
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Funding formula rejig benefits 4* researchers
Research funding that was redistributed to newer universities following the 2008 research assessment exercise will in part be returned to the traditional elite.A handful of members of the Russell...
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Unreliable measures: following students and market will cause quality to fall, says union
Trends will lead to grade inflation, opacity and 'beauty contests', UCU report warns. Melanie Newman writes
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Top-ups haven't spared public purse, Browne review finds
More money for institutions comes with a cost to taxpayers, panel says. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Strike set to counter redundancy plans
The first strike over higher education job cuts is scheduled at the University of Sussex - but a stoppage planned at the University of Leeds was called off at the last minute.The University and...
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Hard work, money worries ... and hopes for a bright future
The impact of the recession on students' daily lives has been revealed in a detailed survey of 2,000 full-time undergraduates
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Overseas briefing: 18 March 2010
United StatesInca fraud charge is sacrificedA long-running dispute between Peru and Yale University over Inca artefacts removed from Machu Picchu a century ago has taken another twist, with the South...
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Process Report - Bologna lacks coherent Europe-wide focus
Advisers bemoan 'missed opportunity' as students take to streets. John Morgan reports from Vienna