University of Bath - Finding finbot
A European Union grant worth EUR1.8 million (£1.5 million) has been awarded to a consortium of five European research institutions including the University of Bath to build a robot that will help...
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Queen's University Belfast - Doomsday clock
A £6.7 million research centre focusing on environmental change has been opened at Queen's University Belfast. The Centre for Climate, the Environment and Chronology features expensive chronological...
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University of East Anglia - London calling
A university based in Norwich is to establish a centre in London. The University of East Anglia's London Study Centre will be set up with INTO University Partnerships and will offer postgraduate...
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University of Wales Institute, Cardiff - Because we care
The treatment of students from social-care backgrounds has won the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff a national award. The Frank Buttle Trust Quality Mark for Care Leavers in Higher Education...
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University of Dundee - Gene meanies
Researchers at the University of Dundee have uncovered previously unknown genes in the E. coli organism that could provide clues to the origin of disease. The study, funded by the Biotechnology and...
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University College London - Team players
Secondments and joint projects between a global consultancy and a London university are up for grabs. University College London has signed a memorandum of understanding with Arup, the design,...
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College of Law - Legal eaglets
The first cohort of students to complete a programme designed to widen access to the legal profession has been congratulated at a special ceremony. The £1.5 million Pathways to Law scheme was...
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University of Central Lancashire - Community first
A masters course in community leadership being offered by the University of Central Lancashire is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK. The International School for Communities, Rights and...
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Anglia Ruskin University - Political networking
The way that online networking tools such as Twitter and Facebook are changing politics is to be investigated by researchers at Anglia Ruskin University. The study follows political demonstrations in...
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Doctorate on ice
One of the UK's top figure skaters graduated from the University of Essex last week with what is thought to be Britain's only doctorate in figure skating. Diana Entwistle, who was the British Masters...
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Professor was constructively dismissed, tribunal finds
Imperial ordered to pay £63K to academic who made fraud accusations, says Melanie Newman
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Original features
When the University of Leicester's library was refurbished and extended recently, the architects had to take account both of changing student needs and of the building's position at the heart of...
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Obama plans windfall for US sector's poor relation
Billions tabled for America's creaking community colleges. Jon Marcus reports from Miami
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Greed not good for Pakistan academy's moral fibre
"Naked greed" provoked by massive investment in Pakistan's higher education system has lowered standards and "destroyed the moral fibre" of the academy.This is the view of Pervez Hoodbhoy, chairman...
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Overseas briefing
AustraliaEnrolment crash may cause crisisA report warns that Central Queensland University (CQU) could face financial trouble after a dramatic drop in student numbers. The analysis, by the Queensland...