Research profiling puts UCU noses out of joint
The University and College Union has condemned the University of Manchester's decision to repeat an exercise that assigns numerical scores to staff on the basis of their research output.Manchester...
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RedundanciesLancaster loses pay-off appealLancaster University has lost an appeal to overturn a ruling that it pay 60 days' salary to a group of employees whose fixed-term contracts were not renewed...
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Time to shelve the book habit
Think digitally and steer academics away from their 'cravings', librarians are told. Hannah Fearn writes
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University of Birmingham - Star performers
Scientists have been measuring stars by monitoring their "singing ability". Researchers at the University of Birmingham have observed the natural pulse of the light waves emitted by stars and...
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University of Surrey - Power napping
Older people should not feel guilty about taking naps during the day if it allows them to keep active and busy when they are feeling less tired, new research suggests. Academics at the University of...
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University of Nottingham - International recognition
A UK university's campus in China has been recognised for its international research collaborations by the country's government. The University of Nottingham's Ningbo campus, which opened in 2004,...
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Imperial College London - Irreconcilable differences
Two strains of mosquito responsible for the majority of malaria transmission in Africa have evolved such significant genetic differences they are becoming different species. The finding by a team of...
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University of Winchester - Middle Ages medical first
Archaelologists may have uncovered evidence of Britain's earliest known hospital. The University of Winchester's excavations at St Mary Magdalen, on the outskirts of the historic city, have revealed...
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University of Northampton - Doctoral boost
A post-1992 university has made its biggest investment yet in PhD studentships. The University of Northampton will spend £1.1 million on 24 new doctoral studentships in subjects ranging from the...
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Queen Margaret University - Novel health course for Pakistan
A Scottish university has signed a memorandum of understanding with a partner in Pakistan to introduce a new qualification to the country. The agreement, brokered between Queen Margaret University in...
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University of Lincoln - It's logical: he belongs here
Academics have launched a bid to reclaim the father of computer logic for the city of Lincoln. The 19th-century mathematician George Boole invented Boolean logic, which underlies the function of...
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Lancaster University - Reprieve for thought
A university has acquired a leading think tank, saving 43 jobs. The Work Foundation, which focuses on employment issues, has been taken over by Lancaster University, although it will continue to...
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University of Liverpool - Health and the city
A £3 million study of urban health has been launched with European Union funding. The University of Liverpool project will address the lack of comparability in the existing data on public health...
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University of Aberdeen - Tripped up by genes
It is not just old age that causes wobbly pensioners to fall down the stairs - their genes could be at fault, too. Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have found that elderly women with a...
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University of Glasgow - Transatlantic healing
A Scottish university has linked up with a US Ivy League institution to boost scientific research. The University of Glasgow has signed a strategic agreement with Columbia University in New York that...