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Reviewers get more say on grants despite fears of insufficient training
But revised system prompts concern over lack of specialist scrutiny. Melanie Newman reports.
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10,500 sign petition to reverse cuts to science
Academics say research will suffer as fear of job cuts and privatisation grows. Zoe Corbyn reports.
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Researchers raise questions over validity of REF citations criteria
Omission of papers listed in subject databases worries some academics, writes Zoe Corbyn.
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University of Leicester: Snap out of negative behaviour
A novel approach to improving staff welfare - hypnosis - is being offered by the University of Leicester. The local Staff Counselling and Welfare Service has invited a hypnotherapist to address...
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University of Hull: The relative value of a day out
Families feel an increasing need to participate in "highly visible" public activities such as group days out to show unity, a conference will hear next week. Displaying Families will look at how...
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Queen Mary, University of London: Small matters get a closer look
A new multimillion-pound microscope unit was launched this week by Queen Mary, University of London. The university said that the NanoVision Centre "brings together the latest imaging technologies to...
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Imperial College London: Malaria parasites are persistent
Even mosquitoes with drastically reduced numbers of malaria parasites inside them are capable of infecting people, according to a new study. Researchers previously thought that reducing the number of...
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University of Cambridge: Drug labels lead to wrong doses
Doctors treating life-threatening emergencies may be giving incorrect adrenaline doses because of confusing labelling, a University of Cambridge study has found. In a test using mannequins, 12 of 14...
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University of Gloucestershire: Healey honoured for top teaching
Mick Healey, director of the University of Gloucestershire's Centre for Active Learning, has picked up an award for promoting excellent teaching. He has won the Journal of Geography in Higher...
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University of Portsmouth: Shedding light on dark matter
Astronomers at the University of Portsmouth are to work with the University of Cape Town on a project to help understand the nature of "dark energy", which is causing the universe to expand more...
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University of Kent: Making illness a laughing matter
A stand-up comedian who is also a lecturer at the University of Kent has launched a one-man comedy show on diabetes as part of a "practice-as-research" project. Oliver Double, a senior lecturer in...
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University of Abertay Dundee: Turkish programmers to pay visit
A new generation of Turkish computer games programmers are to be trained with help from the University of Abertay Dundee. An agreement has been signed linking a two-year masters degree at Izmir...