Call for debate on the ethics of engineering new life forms
Scientists in synthetic biology need to engage with the public to define what is life, writes Zoe Corbyn
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Biologists rail against merger of expert bodies
Plans to merge the Institute of Biology with the Biosciences Federation - to create a "single powerful voice for British biology" - have raised concerns among biologists.Members of the institute say...
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Draft guidelines on research ethics are 'dangerous' for social policy
Academics say that proposed rules will harm core activities in the field. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Hourly paid staff launch joint case for unpaid work
Hourly paid staff at the University of Aberdeen have launched a collective grievance over their pay.Eight teaching assistants from the School of Social Sciences claim that the school has failed to...
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Military has £210m research stake claim
Campaigners say official data could underrate value to sector by five times, writes Zoe Corbyn
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143 students expelled for plagiarism
Survey finds institutions with less selective entry have higher offending rates, says Rebecca Attwood
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Post-92s lack Russell Group flair for e-branding
New universities are failing to match the standards set by their traditional counterparts when it comes to marketing themselves to would-be students through their websites.Research by branding agency...
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Staff angered by proposed open-plan site
Academics say they and students will suffer under move at Leeds Met, writes Melanie Newman
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Election for staff representative cancelled after UCU endorses candidate
The University of Lincoln has called off an election for a new staff representative for its governing body because one candidate was endorsed by the lecturers' trade union.The vacancy arose when...
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Pride comes before the fallout
Crowing about Hesa results gets GuildHE into a spat with Million+, reports Hannah Fearn
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Number 10 Downing Street has warned the Department of Education and Science of the dangers to the future status of institutions which lose both "core sciences" - physics and chemistry - now under...
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News in Brief
Computing undergraduatesFall in numbers threatens UKThe decline in the number of undergraduates studying computing is threatening the UK's position in the world economy, according to a report from...
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Banality at bargain prices
Following the demise of the Net Book Agreement, bookshop shelves are full of TV tie-ins and empty of scholarly work, says Martin Cohen
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ELQ cuts prompt Church to rejig theology training
Hundreds of would-be church ministers will have to study two-year foundation degrees instead of their traditional diplomas as a result of the Government's decision to cut funding for students...
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'Infantilised' students and staff rapped
Therapeutic education damages acquisition of knowledge, say authors. Melanie Newman reports