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...
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Two heads are better than one ..
Consultant says v-c role should be split to meet the recession's challenges. Hannah Fearn reports
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILAward winner: V. BakirInstitution: University of GlamorganValue: £21,4An analysis of strategic political communication, sousveillance and Web 2.0 in convergence...
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Hanging tough
Keith Burnett, the chairman of Ucea, is ready to take a hard line with the unions over pay and job security
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Appointments
Three pro vice-chancellors have been appointed at the University of Cambridge. Jennifer Barnes, president of Murray Edwards College, takes on the role of pro vice-chancellor for international...
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The week in higher education
Meat juices, cabbage water and soy sauce: the ingredients for the perfect gravy have been identified by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The research, published on 23 October, also stipulates that,...
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What an evening!
"Don't ask me whether I enjoyed myself. I can't remember a thing after we ordered those last six bottles of Pauillac." Just one of the enthusiastic responses this newsletter has received from members...