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  1. Viral jargon

    In 1974, I wrote a program that produced whole paragraphs consisting of grammatically correct education jargon ("Jargon generator offers a reality check on language", 31 December). This "exposition"...

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  2. Input-output questions

    Your article "In research, small is just as beautiful" (26 November 2009) made some interesting points. However, it focused on outputs. One area that could be worthy of further investigation is to...

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  3. They crack you up

    Gary Day sees Victoria Wood as "Larkin with a sense of humour" ("Bend me over", 31 December). Has your resident lecturer in English overlooked Larkin's correspondence with Kingsley Amis, not to...

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  4. University of Teesside - In the fraud quad

    The first UK degree programme to deal specifically with how to manage economic crime will start enrolling students this autumn. The new BA in economic crime management at the University of Teesside...

  5. University of Cambridge - Insect insight

    Scientists have shown for the first time that insects, like mammals, use vision rather than touch to find footholds. They made the discovery thanks to high-speed video cameras - technology the BBC...

  6. University of Hull - Wild at port

    Academics from the University of Hull are to lead a EUR4 million (£3.6 million) European project to determine the effects of ports on wildlife in estuaries. They will then make recommendations for...

  7. Durham University - Bob's your uncle

    Local youngsters with the ability but not the means to study at Durham University are to benefit from a £1 million donation to a scholarship scheme. The donation from local entrepreneur Bob Young is...

  9. University of Southampton - Helping the aged

    Researchers are to examine the future supply and demand of health and social care for the UK's ageing population. Experts from four University of Southampton research centres - the Centre for...

  10. Queen Margaret University - Two-tongue test

    An £80,000 grant from the Economic and Social Research Council is to fund a study of the use of language by bilingual people. The study at Queen Margaret University will look at differences in...

  11. Cardiff University - Capital development

    Plans for a new campus development have been submitted by Cardiff University. As well as providing new research facilities, the Maindy Park development would provide space for public debates and...

  12. Heriot-Watt University - Quantum leap

    Scientists have produced a quantum detector that outperforms all its predecessors. The state-of-the-art single-photon detector system has been pioneered by researchers at Heriot-Watt University on...

  13. University of Kent - Sporting chance

    The University of Kent has signed an agreement with Medway Council to enhance sports facilities for its students and the wider community. Medway Park, an £11.1 million development, will formally open...

  14. University of York - New centre up for award

    A new humanities and educational research centre has opened at the University of York. The £11 million, three-storey building, which houses a number of research units including the Institute for...

  15. Edinburgh/Royal Veterinary College - Better vetting

    Student vets are set to be better prepared for placements thanks to a new online learning tool that resembles a driving theory test. It was designed by Catriona Bell at the University of Edinburgh,...