Durham University - Love's Labour's found
A rare 17th-century Shakespeare First Folio that was stolen from Durham University a decade ago has been recovered in the US. The priceless first collection of Shakespeare's plays was published in...
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Leeds Metropolitan University - Ladies are game for a change
Leeds United Ladies FC, who last season finished third in the Women's Premier League and were runners-up in the Women's FA Cup final, have strengthened their partnership with Leeds Metropolitan...
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University of Warwick - Rich reward for novel expressions
A £50,000 writing prize has been launched by the University of Warwick. The Warwick Prize for Writing will be awarded biennially for an "excellent and substantial" piece of writing in English, in any...
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University College London - Centre to tackle brain cancer
The study of brain cancer, which struggles to win funding and top researchers, will be the subject of a specialist research centre. The unit, based at University College London's National Hospital...
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University of Nottingham - Chinese graduates make history
The first cohort of Chinese graduates completed their studies at the University of Nottingham's Ningbo campus this week. Sir Colin Campbell, Nottingham's vice-chancellor, said: "This is an historic...
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Birmingham, Southampton universities - Voluntary examination
The impact of the third sector's activities will be examined by a dedicated research centre led jointly by the universities of Southampton and Birmingham. The centre, funded by the Economic and...
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University of Greenwich - Grey, green and warm
Helping older people keep warm in winter with less fuel while also reducing their carbon footprint is the aim of a £123,000 research project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research...
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University of Manchester - Charity boost for cancer work
A £1.6 million grant from Leukaemia Research to fund work analysing a wide range of cancer-causing genes has been won by the University of Manchester. Leukaemia Research currently provides more than...
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University of East Anglia - A first (and fifth) for pharmacy
The official opening of the UK's first new school of pharmacy in 30 years took place last week. Although the University of East Anglia's Pharmacy School opened five years ago, it is only now ready to...
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University of Westminster - Networked PCs drive super-grid
Funding from the European Union has allowed a university to link 1,600 desktop computers into a powerful new grid. The £230,000 grant will allow researchers at the University of Westminster access to...
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University of Leicester - The old jokes are the best
A one-day conference aiming to explore English Renaissance humour in its various forms was due to take place at the University of Leicester as Times Higher Education went to press. Some of the...
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The fat of the land
A centre of research in nutrition and health, backed by £12 million from the Scottish Government, has been created by the merger of the University of Aberdeen and the Rowett Research Institute.The...
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Massive shift leaves students adrift and tutors 'swamped'
Study finds a troubling rise in undergraduates' demands on advisers. Melanie Newman reports
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'Anti-university' story pulled from campus paper
The University of Sunderland has been accused of censoring a student newspaper article critical of the university.As part of their coursework, journalism undergraduates write articles for a newspaper...
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Europe must ape US to improve
Think-tank says universities need more cash and freedom to boost growth in sector. John Gill writes