Blogconfidential: Playing away
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Playing away
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Appointments
University of HullGraham ScottAn Ed Wood Teaching Award from the Higher Education Academy has made Graham Scott unashamedly proud. "People say that awards aren't important, but they are," said the...
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Top UK Institutions in ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
Top UK Institutions in ECONOMICS AND BUSINESSData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-June 2010UK rankWorld rank InstitutionPapersCitationsCites/...
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Face of higher education to change for ever in 15 years
Authors argue growing numbers and tight budgets will create university 'tiers'. John Morgan reports
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Cooperation should set future agenda in Africa
Universities could play a crucial role in the developing world but are restricted by an internationalisation agenda in the West that is self- interested and must change, European academics have been...
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News in Brief
Comprehensive Spending ReviewMass rally over 'destructive' cutsScientists are planning a public protest and mass lobby of MPs ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, to protest against "...
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Don't swallow the diet myth
Health advice to the overweight is often based on bad science, says dietitian. Paul Jump reports
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Bournemouth University - Global vision
A university with a strong focus on media studies has teamed up with a charity to run a series of workshops on reporting in the developing world. One World Media is to host the events at Bournemouth...
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University of Cambridge - Roman foundation
Evidence that a Cambridge college was built on the site of a sprawling Roman settlement has been unearthed by sixth-form students. The discovery was made during an excavation of gardens at Newnham...
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University of Southampton - Sound investment
A department has been awarded almost £600,000 to bring back to life a type of medieval music not heard for more than 700 years. The department of music at the University of Southampton will work with...
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University of Bedfordshire - Relief floods in
Staff and students have collected about £30,000 for victims of the Pakistan floods following a university fundraising campaign. The University of Bedfordshire launched its own drive to help last...
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Newcastle University - Home work not green
Working from home damages the environment, it has been claimed. Researchers from Newcastle University observed people's working and shopping habits, and found that working from home or shopping on...
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University of Dundee - Access to the past
Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government that safeguards sites across the country, has signed a partnership agreement with a university to offer access to heritage sites and...
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Queen's University Belfast - Morals and medics
Trainee doctors and drama students have come together to debate the ethical questions around "designer babies" in a new approach to medical education. The students at Queen's University Belfast...
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University of Hertfordshire - Paper-free prospectus
A university is swapping its carbon footprint for a digital one as it launches the UK's first online-only prospectus. The University of Hertfordshire prospectus is tailored for postgraduates and is...