Heriot-Watt University - Energy boost from Chevron
A group of international universities working on delivering the energy of the future now have their second European member, Heriot-Watt University. It joins Imperial College London and 15 other...
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Aberystwyth University - Menu shows great taste
Higher education institutions are not generally noted for the their fine cuisine, but the roast saddle of lamb at Aberystwyth University features in the 2008-09 True Taste Wales Food & Drink...
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University of Essex - Built for prizes
The award-winning architecture surrounding students at the University of Essex has been recognised in the Colchester 2020 and 2008 Riba Architectural Awards. The Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall was named...
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Cranfield University - Planes, trains and automobiles
A multi-million-pound centre to lead research into vehicle-condition monitoring for aircraft, ships, high-speed trains and high-performance cars has been opened at Cranfield University. The...
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Institute of Education - Holocaust teachers study
The first large-scale national survey of how the Holocaust is taught in English secondary schools has been launched by Stuart Foster, reader in history in education and director of the project at the...
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University of Leeds - Cancer experts join forces
A new £2.7 million cancer research centre is to be set up at the University of Leeds. The Pre-Cancer Genomics Centre, which is funded by the charity Yorkshire Cancer Research, will help to seek out...
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University of Bristol - Business ties showcased
A symposium to celebrate businesses working with universities in the South West was held last week in Bristol. The day showcased the practical ways in which businesses have benefited from harnessing...
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Universities told to plough more money into pensions
Members' benefits may be cut because of the current credit crunch. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Original features
The Brayford Campus at the University of Lincoln was built on derelict railway sidings and opened by the Queen in 1996. It was the first new city-centre university campus in the UK for 25 years. When...
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'Academic' site's virtual scholars
Concern as new '.edu' website lists non-existent individuals and departments. Zoe Corbyn reports
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20 years ago
The student grants system will have withered away by the year 2007, according to figures published this week by the National Union of Students (NUS). The prediction follows last week's government...
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News in brief
Research and developmentMind the funding gapA lack of investment in research and development has left the UK's higher education sector lagging behind those of the US and other competitors, according...
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Nine out of ten dogmas
Frank Furedi on the assumptions, agendas and distinctly iffy data behind those ubiquitous words, 'research shows'
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Business schools must spurn rewards culture that shamed the City
Through its failure to reward academics for their social responsibility, the RAE is encouraging moral bankruptcy, argues Stefano Harney
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Focus on prejudice
After a Gok Wan-inspired 'domestic', Gary Day muses on religion, eternal life and the ugliness of bigotry