Free radical
Matthew Reisz interviews George Scialabba, the Harvard provocateur with independent views who fears the death of the public intellectual
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Consuming Traditions: Modernity, Modernism, and the Commodified Authentic
Rebecca Leach is drawn into an exploration of how commercial interests affected late Victorians
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CULTURAL STUDIES- Learning at the Museum Frontiers: Identity, Race and PowerBy Viv Golding, lecturer in museum studies, University of Leicester. Ashgate, £55.00. ISBN 9780754646914Golding argues that...
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University of Strathclyde - Green justice
Academics at the University of Strathclyde have received £1 million to carry out research into environmental forensics. The funding will allow a team of researchers to investigate contamination and...
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London Metropolitan University - Big hand for glove
A student has scooped first prize in the British Glove Association's design competition. Eva Pospisilova, a student on the London Metropolitan University-accredited foundation degree in fashion and...
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Northumbria University - Top teaching
Teacher training programmes at Northumbria University have been rated "outstanding" by Ofsted, the schools inspectorate. Its report states that the university's courses, which train early-years,...
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City University London - Chip and SIM
Researchers are aiming to provide better security for mobile-phone banking. A team of informatics and engineering specialists at City University London has received £135,000 from the Government's UK-...
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University of Nottingham - Zero-carbon relevance
A 1930s-style house built in 2008 as part of a University of Nottingham research project is undergoing the first of three energy-efficiency upgrades. The plan is to convert the energy-inefficient...
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The Robert Gordon University - Further and higher collaboration
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by The Robert Gordon University and Dundee College, committing both institutions to help college students gain access to higher education. The agreement...
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University of East Anglia - Author, author
James Scudamore, whose novel Heliopolis has been longlisted for the 2009 Man Booker Prize, is returning to the University of East Anglia as a creative writing fellow. Mr Scudamore is a graduate of...
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Heriot-Watt University - Sea key to greener drugs
New technology designed to analyse large numbers of marine microbes could lead to more efficient and greener ways to manufacture drugs to treat patients with diseases such as epilepsy, diabetes and...
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University of Kent - East meets West
A European-funded scheme is to help the University of Kent strengthen its links with Chinese partners. The institution is taking part in the Linking Sino-European Universities through Mobility...
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Kingston University - White, no wrinkles
Next time you are making a cuppa, it might be wise to opt for white tea if you want to reduce your risk of wrinkles, rheumatoid arthritis and even cancer. Researchers from Kingston University teamed...
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University of Surrey - Real-world impact
A £10 million programme has been launched by the University of Surrey and the National Physical Laboratory to translate the results of research into real-world impact. The collaboration is supported...
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University of Reading - Mite be a clue ..
Mites may be able to provide vital clues to help crack serious crimes but are being overlooked by forensic scientists. According to Alejandra Perotti, an expert in forensic acarology at the...