Lancaster University - Feast of ideas on offer
An "ideas festival" is being held to celebrate research under way at Lancaster University. The one-day event on 18 April is an opportunity for academics to share their work with the wider world...
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Cardiff University - Anti-crime initiative praised
A scheme set up by a Cardiff University medic to cut alcohol-fuelled violent crime has been recommended by the Government as a model for other cities. The Cardiff Partnership, set up 12 years ago by...
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Goldsmiths, University of London - Transatlantic tie-up launched
A cross-Atlantic partnership will allow students and staff to collaborate on academic and research initiatives in art and design. The partnership, between the Toronto-based Ontario College of Art and...
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University of Hull - Nursing for good and evil
A nursing conference last week considered the parallels between euthanasia in Nazi Germany and "mercy killing" today. Research being presented by two professors at the Royal College of Nursing annual...
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University of East London - Cuban links for acupuncturists
Students studying acupuncture will have the opportunity to develop their skills in Cuba and China via a partnership between the University of East London and Matanzas Faculty of Traditional Chinese...
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London School of Economics - American partnership announced
UK students can now study international history at a leading US university under a new programme offered by the London School of Economics.The LSE in partnership with Columbia University, New York,...
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University of Chester - Weighty matters debated
Why are anorexia and bulimia classed as mental health conditions when obesity is not? That was one of the questions posed by Mike Thomas, dean of the faculty of health and social care at the...
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University of Northampton - Footsore runners get help
A team of 30 academics and students with expertise in podiatry pitched in to treat runners with foot and ankle injuries at the London Marathon on Sunday. Steve Avil, senior lecturer in podiatry at...
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Bucks New University - Training partnership with retailer
Work-based degree-level education is being provided for employees at bed retailer Dreams by Bucks New University. The foundation degree in retail management will enable Dreams staff to undertake a...
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Bournemouth University - Students participate in Stonehenge excavation
Bournemouth University academics and students are part of a team excavating Stonehenge for the first time in over 40 years.The two-week dig, which is being filmed for the BBC programme Timewatch, is...
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Labour concedes that it won't deliver its 50% target on time
Top civil servant says 'we never thought we would', while Denham strives to shift focus, writes John Gill
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Fires, floods, pandemics: planning for the worst
Universities' business continuity staff are developing strategies for crisis response. Chloe Stothart reports
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Kill peer review, save civilisation
End 'disastrous' funding system thwarting science's progress, UCL academic urges. Zoe Corbyn reports
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News in brief
Higher education financeSector income tops £20bnThe total annual income of higher education institutions in the UK has risen to over £20 billion for the first time. Income rose by 9 per cent last...
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Universities must take responsibility for firing academics who are poor teachers, Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, chairman of the University Grants Committee, has warned. Sir Peter said good quality...