University of Leicester - Watchdog in the dock
The performance of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) during the global financial crisis was scrutinised at an event held by a new research group at the University of Leicester's Centre for...
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University of Chester - Dutch visit
A group of teachers, headteachers and experts in special educational needs from the Netherlands has taken part in a study trip to the University of Chester. The week-long trip was organised by Anne-...
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University of Manchester - Centre honours Nobel recipient
A £39 million research centre that will house one of the largest biomedical complexes in Europe officially opened at the University of Manchester last week. The A.V. Hill Building - named after the...
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University of Nottingham - Climate phrases
The language of climate change is littered with metaphors and emotive terms, from the ubiquitous "carbon footprint" to descriptions of environmentalists as "carbon fascists". Now linguists at the...
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University of Sheffield - Boeing funding aims high
Students from the University of Sheffield are set to benefit from a funding scheme created by aerospace company Boeing. More than £,000 has been donated by the firm to fund scholarships and additions...
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University of York - The rise of Twitterfall
Twitterfall, a programme developed by students at the University of York to help users of social networking service Twitter find people writing about topics they are interested in, has caught the...
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Imperial College London - Independence mace makes debut
A silver and gilt mace created to mark the independence of a London university has made its first appearance. The mace, donated by the Goldsmiths' Company in recognition of its longstanding...
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University of Central Lancashire - Olympic standard
A multimillion-pound sports centre is being built at the University of Central Lancashire. The project is expected to cost about £16 million and will create sporting facilities of sufficient quality...
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University of Greenwich - Central location
Greenwich town centre is set to see a £60 million university development. The University of Greenwich has acquired a site in the town centre, and plans to build a new library and a home for its...
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SOS message
Staff and students at London Metropolitan University held a one-day strike as part of their fight to save at least 550 jobs that are at risk.The university has been hit with funding cuts and...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesFees hike for Californian studentsStudents in California face a fees hike after the 23-campus state university system announced plans to raise the cost of tuition by 10 per cent. The...
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'Americans First' Act casts shadow over academy
Protectionist law could make life difficult for foreign academics. Jon Marcus reports
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Money, mentors and markets
The EPSRC is using an outside fund manager to select and shape commercial proposals. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILFourteen fellows will share £5.5 million under the Global Uncertainties scheme, run by the ESRC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. They will look at how...
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The best start
As pro v-c for research at Leeds, Andrew Thompson intends to develop early-career researchers, not least for the REF