Windfall for stem-cell science
MRC distributes £15m to help turn discoveries into applications that advance patient care. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL- Award winner: Robert BickersInstitution: University of BristolValue: £34,707Treaty port China and its legacies, 1842-1999- Award winner: Bryan...
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Local knowledge
The Government's new 'whole community' initiatives will help fight extremism, says Kamlesh Patel. John Gill reports
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Appointments
The University of Sunderland has appointed Shirley Atkinson deputy vice-chancellor. Ms Atkinson, who is executive director of finance and resources at Nexus, will be joining the university in May....
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The driving force behind the effort to halt cuts to physics
UCL's Mark Lancaster campaigns to preserve funding for his discipline. Zoe Corbyn reports
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It's time for a bigger table
University rankings must include all relevant institutions and the information users are seeking, argues Joy Carter
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When HR gets hold of academe, quackery and gobbledegook run riot
In expanding its empire, human resources damages intellectual standards and peddles nonsense, argues David Colquhoun
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Liberate and disseminate
Free information freely available is the rallying cry of Erik Ringmar, who wants others to join in putting restricted documents on the web
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Make better use of dropout data, quality watchdog urges
QAA says few institutions employ statistics to help them improve support. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Lancaster guarantees students minimum weekly contact time with tutors
Undergraduates will be guaranteed a minimum of ten hours' contact time with tutors each week across all second and third-year courses at Lancaster University, after calls for more teaching time from...
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NUS ditches its call to scrap fees
'Pragmatic' focus will give union more influence in tuition debate, new president tells Rebecca Attwood
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Students elect Streeting as president
Students have chosen a new president to lead the National Union of Students in the run-up to next year's review of top-up fees.Wes Streeting, former president of the University of Cambridge student...
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UK stem-cell research needs £100m to retain world lead
Global competition is catching up, first annual meeting of researchers warns. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Scientist keen to dispel fears of hybrid embryos
Stephen Minger was in China on business when he heard the news last week that human-animal hybrid embryos had been created for the first time in the UK.The team that did the work, which is based at...
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Sheffield revamp prompts concern over sex equality
University fields an all-male line-up in an expanded senior team. Melanie Newman reports