City University London - A kinder, gentler City
Business experts have taken part in a "big City brainstorm", generating ideas to help London recover its reputation as the world's leading financial centre. The event at City University London...
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University of Bournemouth - What downturn? We're growing
A university is bucking the sector's trend of shedding staff and recruiting 36 academics. According to Paul Curran, vice-chancellor of the University of Bournemouth, its expansion was made possible...
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Bat's not where I expected it to be
One of Britain's rarest bats, the Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii), has been found by a PhD student at its most westerly site ever recorded in the UK. Discovered on National Trust land in...
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Overseas briefing
SpainSun won't shine on Israeli teamThe Spanish Government has disqualified a team from an Israeli university from taking part in a biennial competition to design and build houses using solar power...
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Finances of e-school are not making the grade
Four UK institutions receive tiny return on millions invested in U21Global. Melanie Newman writes
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Grant winners
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilAward winner: A.J. McKaneInstitution: University of ManchesterValue: £614,488Sandpit: Multi-scale dynamics and gene communitiesAward winner: R....
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Go the distance
Expanding online provision is a priority for Carl Lygo, the new CEO of the private education provider BPP Holdings
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Appointments
The deputy vice-chancellor of Kingston University has been appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Lincoln. Mary Stuart, who takes up the post in November, was previously pro vice-chancellor...
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News in brief
Employment tribunalSacking of ex-convict 'justified'The University of Manchester was justified in sacking a research-contracts officer who failed to declare a fraud conviction, an employment tribunal...
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Online now
Don't get too hung up on the "impact" of research - academics really need to think much more broadly about the marketisation of their work. Dan Stern, an innovation-communication specialist, argues...
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Man with two brains' vision for life under Cameron
Teaching is top of David Willetts' agenda for a Tory-ruled academy. Melanie Newman reports
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Original features
Part of the largest university accommodation project in the UK, the eco-residences at Lancaster University's County and Grizedale Colleges provide 800 rooms for students.Designed by Leeds-based...
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Lecturers receive bar-code scanners to take register
Staff complain of being given time-consuming 'housekeeping' duties. Melanie Newman reports
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Aberdeen overhaul aims to increase breadth of study
Curriculum aspires to produce the flexible students demanded by industry. Hannah Fearn reports
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Nobel cause: Bangladesh and scotland to reap the benefits of team-up
Glasgow Caledonian University is establishing a health and social equality research department in Scotland and a centre for nursing in Bangladesh in partnership with Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel...