University of Chester - New dogs, old tricks
Guide-dog trainers can qualify for a bachelor of science degree via a partnership between a university and a charity. The University of Chester has launched a three-year foundation course for guide-...
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University of the Creative Arts - Virtual gallery's browser appeal
Artwork by students has been put centre stage in a university's website makeover. A huge online gallery accessible from every page of the University of the Creative Arts site showcases work including...
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University of East Anglia - Improving the fish-eye view
Short-sighted salmon are to benefit from research on the prevention of cataracts. A study published in the American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology shows...
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMMEAward winner: Martin OrrellInstitution: University College LondonValue: £1,213,646Individual cognitive stimulation therapy...
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Blogconfidential: Frock horror
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Frock horror
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Appointments
Liverpool Hope UniversityEric SaakA musical man hailing most recently from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in the US has been named professor of church history and head of the...
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Market forces blamed for 30% increase in managers
Advent of variable fees would exacerbate the rise, academic warns. John Morgan reports
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Nobel winner smells a mouse and retracts papers
A Nobel prizewinning biologist has retracted two papers written by one of her former postdoctoral researchers after being unable to reproduce their key findings.Linda Buck, a principal investigator...
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Grievance poses academy 'threat'
Graduate demands judgment over degree class; not in court, says university. Paul Jump reports
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News in Brief
FundingChange of business model neededUniversities have been urged to "fundamentally reinvent" their business model, and turn from "cost-driven spending machines" into "mission-driven social...
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Odds and quads
This 15th-century Islamic spherical astrolabe - the only complete example of its kind to survive - is one of the most striking objects in the University of Oxford's Museum of the History of Science.
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Outsource the source code? Robert Gordon considers it
Staff dismay as consultancy recommends farming out entire IT department. Hannah Fearn reports
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NHS streamlining could seriously damage academy's financial health
Strategic authorities may go with no plan in place to allocate training funds. Simon Baker reports
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Financial forecasts unsettled by peer's review
Universities have been asked to "form their own view" on the financial implications of Lord Browne of Madingley's review of student fees and funding before Parliament approves any changes, it has...
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News in Brief
United StatesForget the facials, Obama advisesUniversities must control costs and reconsider costly amenities, President Obama has said. In a conference call with student journalists, the former...