Critical sources
Martin Cohen should stop worrying about the use of Wikipedia ("Encyclopaedia Idiotica", 28 August) and start thinking about the skills used to evaluate its contents. In considering any material...
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Naked truth
Was it really necessary to illustrate the article "Women may have leapt a gender gap but there is still a hill to climb" (28 August) with naked women? But there again, perhaps there is no better...
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French are moving forward
Reading Zoe McKenzie's opinion piece about French universities' lack of autonomy and success in global rankings ("The Gallic exception: it is time for a giraffe of a system to evolve", 21 August), I...
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Subjected to scrutiny
Your article "A clear case of laxative enforcement policies" (28 August) listed many egregious student howlers, but the definition of nirvana as "beyond the very ideas of existing and not existing"...
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University of Wales Institute Cardiff - Looking to the east
A campus in Singapore is to be established by the University of Wales Institute Cardiff. The UWIC Asia campus is being set up in conjunction with the East Asia Institute of Management (EASB). It will...
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Keele University - Latest buzz on disease control
Malaria control in West Africa will be the subject of researchers' scrutiny following an £800,000 grant for a team at Keele University. The project is being led by Keele's Centre for Applied...
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Universities of Bristol/Nottingham - Where women are SET for success
In the latest round of the Athena SWAN awards, which celebrate good practice in employing women in science, engineering and technology (SET) departments, the universities of Bristol and Nottingham...
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University of Portsmouth - Treadmill tricks speed recovery
Patients who need physiotherapy following a stroke or accident could soon be put through their paces in a virtual reality environment thanks to a researcher at the University of Portsmouth. Wendy...
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Universities of Birmingham/Warwick - Patients at heart of collaboration
Medical research projects by two universities on practical applications for patient care have been awarded £20 million by a regional development agency. The universities of Birmingham and Warwick are...
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University of Leeds - Executive exposure
Developing the skills of potential health service chief executives is the focus of a new partnership between the University of Leeds and the National Health Service. The university is providing a new...
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University of East Anglia - DNA delights for children
Scientists will help children to see a sample of their own DNA at a "science of life" family event organised by staff and students of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of East...
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University of Sheffield - Curtain rises on dramatic times
A new exhibition on the history of theatre has opened at the British Library. The Golden Generation: New Light on British Theatre is the culmination of a five-year collaboration between the...
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The Open University
Engineering a good result The Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) has accredited two Open University engineering qualifications for professional registration. The bachelor of engineering (BEng...
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University of Exeter - Friends in China
Discussions are under way between the University of Exeter and Tsinghua University in China with a view to strengthening relationships and reinforcing educational partnerships. The talks follow an...
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Swansea Metropolitan University - Arms embraced
The College of Arms has this week presented a new coat of arms to Swansea Metropolitan University (SMU), marking its change of name from Swansea Institute. Robert John Baptist Noel, an officer of...