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Do it Steinway
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama will take delivery of 63 Steinway pianos on 4 March, after signing a deal to become the UK's first all-Steinway conservatoire. Ollie Mustonen, principal and...
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University of St Andrews - Gorillas' eloquent gestures
Gorillas have a more extensive repertoire of gestures than any other mammal bar humans, according to researchers at the University of St Andrews. They found that ape gestures, all 102 of them, are...
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De Montfort University - No slips on the way to market
An invention produced at De Montfort University that was shortlisted in last year's Times Higher Education Awards has hit the market. The Bagrak device is designed to keep shopping bags static in...
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London School of Economics - Fight slump with green spending
Academics have called for £280 billion to be spent worldwide on green policies as governments strive to tackle the credit crunch. Countries should spend on measures that will address the growing...
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Durham University - Play it again, Avison
The music of Durham's 18th-century alehouses has been celebrated on the streets of northern cities with the help of Durham University's department of music. A recent concert celebrated the 300th...
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University of Ulster - £250 million for campus revamp
A multimillion-pound revamp of the University of Ulster's campuses has been announced. The £250 million development plans for the Jordanstown and Belfast campuses will allow an expansion of the...
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Queen Mary, University of London - Blair reign revisited
Spin doctor Alastair Campbell and former Downing Street chief of staff Jonathan Powell are among those contributing to a course on the Blair Government. The undergraduate course at Queen Mary,...
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University of York - Campaign targets plagiarism
The academic integrity of students will be the focus of a University of York campaign. Led by York's Students' Union, the campaign's aim is to build up students' confidence about referencing material...
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University of Liverpool - DNA to separate wheat from chaff
The wheat yield of British farmers may be improved thanks to a £1.7 million research project at the University of Liverpool. Scientists have been awarded funding to decode the genome of wheat, a crop...
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University of Sheffield - Freedom of the press scrutinised
The University of Sheffield has launched a centre to study issues of media freedom and standards in the UK and farther afield. The Centre for Freedom of the Media, part of the university's department...
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University of Exeter - More places for postgraduates
More than 180 new places for postgraduate study have been created at the University of Exeter, at a cost of more than £7 million. From the autumn, 100 fully funded studentships will be available....
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University of Portsmouth - Lifeline for ghosts of digital past
Researchers at the University of Portsmouth are taking part in a project to preserve rapidly vanishing technology and cultural information about the first digital-age generation. The team is helping...
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University of the West of England - Development faces inquiry
A public inquiry into whether the University of the West of England will be allowed to build its Swindon campus on a beauty spot, Coate Water, is under way. The local branch of environmental campaign...
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University of Central Lancashire - Deal to strengthen Warriors
Wigan Warriors Rugby League Club has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with the University of Central Lancashire for the 2009 and 2010 Super League seasons. The university will help the Warriors...