The Open University - I spy with my little eye
The Open University has launched a social networking website for natural history fans. Jonathan Silvertown, professor of ecology, said iSpot was aimed at anyone who had ever seen a bird, insect or...
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Thames Valley University - Prospectus on iPhone
A London university is claiming to be the first in England to have developed its own iPhone prospectus. The free download, iUni, features Thames Valley University's entire portfolio of courses, as...
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Anglia Ruskin University - Key medical centre planned
Research and training in keyhole surgery is to receive a significant boost from plans for a new centre in Colchester. The project is a joint partnership between Anglia Ruskin University and...
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Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh - DNA link found to schizophrenia
Researchers from the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have discovered that three common genetic variants could predispose certain people to schizophrenia. Working in collaboration with...
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University of Hull - At the forefront of development
A degree course is being launched at the University of Hull for students interested in working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the developing world. The BSc in global health and disease...
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St George's, University of London - Nosing ahead
Researchers at St George's, University of London have been awarded £4.3 million by the Wellcome Trust for the development of a new class of drugs that aims to target the root cause, instead of the...
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Honey, I shrunk the sheep
Sheep are shrinking in Scotland as a result of milder winters, recent research from Imperial College London suggests. The study, undertaken in collaboration with other universities, found that the...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesBrigham Young lifts YouTube banA Mormon-affiliated university where students must agree to live a "chaste and virtuous" life has lifted its ban on YouTube. For the last three years,...
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Superpowers lose ground as balance of power shifts
'Redistribution of brains' on cards as US and UK struggle to cope with the recession, writes Phil Baty
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The script is just the start
The BBC's written archive is a scholarly treasure trove spanning all areas of 20th-century life. Zoe Corbyn takes a peek
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Grant winners
Natural Environment Research Council- Award winner: J.E.A. Marshall- Institution: University of Southampton- Value: £71,204The terrestrial Frasnian/Famennian mass-extinction event?- Award winner: P.A...
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Instant message
Media studies is vital and valid, but Mike Kirkup says the death of Michael Jackson shows how its focus is changing
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Appointments
A former senior adviser to the Treasury, Caroline Barr, has been appointed the new head of policy at the Russell Group. As well as having held the post of senior policy adviser, Ms Barr also worked...
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Restructure or die, funding chief tells cash-hit universities
Hard times will force hard decisions as the sector is told to tighten its belt. Phil Baty reports
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Visa proposals could drive academics into arms of British rivals, UUK warns
Visa restrictions are being considered that could limit foreign academics' access to the UK, a move described as potentially "disastrous" by Universities UK.The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC),...