University of Liverpool - Joint first
The first students to graduate from a UK university's joint-venture campus in China have picked up their degrees. A ceremony was held in China for graduates of Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University,...
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Kingston/St George's - Suitable case for treatment
More than 100 nurses have been interviewed for a book on the history of modern nursing. Nurses' Voices is an oral history of the profession, based on 1,000 hours of recorded interviews with nurses...
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University of Bedfordshire - 13th-century bonanza
Secrets from the 13th century have been revealed at an archaeological dig on a site owned by a university. The landowner Fulk de Breaute built a settlement nearly 800 years ago on land that is now...
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Edinburgh Napier University - Giving generously
A group of leading Edinburgh business figures have donated nearly £1 million to fund the development of a new campus. Edinburgh Napier University's Sighthill campus, to be opened later this year, has...
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University of Nottingham - A long time in politics
Academics at the University of Nottingham's School of Politics and International Relations are being challenged to sum up their expertise on subjects such as war, disaster politics and UK-US...
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Loughborough University - Grand designs
A design school has been created by the amalgamation of Loughborough University's departments of ergonomics and design and technology with its Ergonomics Safety Research Institute. From August 2011,...
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Sheffield Hallam University - Sinological success
A university has been named one of the UK's five most creative and innovative businesses operating in China. Sheffield Hallam University received the accolade at the British Business Awards 2010,...
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School of Oriental and African Studies - Silent splendour
One of the UK's five National Research Libraries is to undergo a multimillion-pound refurbishment project. The library at the School of Oriental and African Studies holds unique collections on Africa...
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Mad dogs and Englishwomen
The traditional "Brits-abroad" approach to tanning, which tends to leave holidaymakers lobster-red, is a key risk factor for skin cancer. Researchers at the University of Leeds studied the genetic...
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GuildHE chair gives ministers an academic reality check
Many ideas floated by government are already in place, says v-c of Bucks New. Simon Baker writes
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Odds and quads
These three Aztec-style sculptures stand guard in the inner square of what was once Salford Technical College and is now part of the University of Salford.When the building, which is now the Faculty...
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THE World University Rankings
We can expect some big-name institutions to take a hit in the new World University Rankings.Why? Because the rankings we will publish this autumn will be based less on subjective opinion and more on...
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Tory rift with sociologists threatens 'Big Society'
David Cameron must overcome bitter Thatcherite legacy. Hannah Fearn reports
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News in brief
IndiaBid to revive ancient universityA leading economist is involved with plans to revive what some describe as the world's oldest university. Amartya Sen - Lamont university professor and professor...
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10 rules for a successful long-distance relationship
Academics and administrators from nine nations back research guidelines. Sarah Cunnane reports