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Dundee University's traditional "hecklings" for first-year medical students are to be axed following lurid reports in the tabloid press of nude frolicking and bizarre initiation rites. Peter...
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News in Brief
Enterprise educationStart-ups are not the only fruitsEnterprise education has been "ghettoised" in university business schools, an academic has claimed. Richard Beresford, director of the Centre for...
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Smaller players fear EPSRC scheme favours bigger rivals
'Emphasis on volume' in bids for knowledge transfer accounts worries 1994 Group. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Stem-cell work could contravene human rights law, bioethicist warns
'Presumed consent' clause in new Act may fail in court, cautions academic. Zoe Corbyn reports
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A moving image
Willie Doherty uses his art to explore the underlying issues and complexity behind the politics in Northern Ireland
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Appointments
As part of plans to become a "research-intensive" institution, London Metropolitan University has appointed George Ellison director of its graduate school. The school has been charged with doubling...
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It's good to talk: strategy for a world-leading sector
The Scottish Funding Council's new chief stresses dialogue and partnership. Olga Wojtas reports
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UK university heads rose to the top from state schools
Unlike other professions, vice-chancellors are a state-educated elite, reports Rebecca Attwood
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Can former NHS man heal Hefce?
Former health service chief executive is set to take up 'poisoned chalice'. John Gill reports
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Universities of Exeter and Plymouth - Peninsula has reason to smile
Applications to the Peninsula Dental School have risen by 122 per cent, compared with a national average increase in applications to dentistry courses of just 10 per cent. The surge means that there...
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University of Wales Institute, Cardiff - Partnership means business
A new public-private partnership in academic research between the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (Uwic) and the London School of Commerce (LSC) has been announced by the Welsh Assembly. Under...
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University of Cambridge - Engineering diploma makes grade
The new advanced diploma in engineering, established by the Government as one of a series of 14-19 diplomas that may eventually replace A levels, will be accepted as an entry qualification for...
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Queen's University Belfast - Building a web of security
A new multimillion-pound centre seeks to lead the UK's fight against cyber-crime, bringing together experts in fields ranging from data encryption and network security systems to intelligent...
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University of Ulster - Hope for dialysis patients
Taking multivitamins could help improve the health of kidney-disease patients undergoing dialysis, according to new research from the University of Ulster. Kidney disease is relatively common among...
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Bangor University - Bonuses for beer-mat brilliance
There is a new incentive for students to go down the pub with the launch of the "Idea on a Beer Mat" competition at Bangor University. Its Centre for Careers and Opportunities is inviting students to...