Medical Research Council - Rapid treatment
Fundamental medical research will be sped up thanks to pilot centres funded by the Medical Research Council at the universities of Dundee, King's College London, Edinburgh, Nottingham and a...
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London School of Economics - Black to the future
A university has held an event designed to inspire young black Londoners to aim for the top in the world of education. The second Black to the Future conference at the London School of Economics...
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Kingston University - Stage is set
Aspiring theatre-makers, actors, directors and designers stand to benefit from two new courses. Kingston University has teamed up with the Rose Theatre, Kingston, to offer MAs in classical theatre...
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The Open University - Web catches rare moth
A university website that helps to identify wildlife has led to the discovery of a moth that has never been seen before in the UK. When a member of the public posted a photograph of an unusual moth...
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University of Reading - Dark arts
A new Tate St Ives exhibition opened on 10 October, overseen by the head of the fine art department at the University of Reading. Alun Rowlands is curator of the Dark Monarch: Magic and Modernity in...
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London South Bank University - Expect the unexpected expectant
Student midwives will learn how to respond to unexpected "emergencies" thanks to a new teaching facility. Once a month, midwifery students at London South Bank University will be called into The Real...
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Occupying forces
Dozens of university staff and students were among the 2,400 people who took part in Antony Gormley's Fourth Plinth art project in Trafalgar Square, London.Several academics opted to spend their hour...
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Overseas briefing
EuropeBologna's wider lessonsThe Bologna Process has applications beyond the borders of Europe, the president of the European Universities Association has said. Speaking at the association's autumn...
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The world is at the top of the agenda across the UK
Senior managers drive international strategies to equip institutions for global future, writes Phil Baty
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Original features
When the University of Edinburgh's Grade A-listed Main Library, designed by Sir Basil Spence, was completed in 1967, it was the largest university library in Britain and one of the decade's...
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UCU has 'duty to confront' lackadaisical academics
Union taken to task for not reprimanding scholars who fail to perform. Melanie Newman reports
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Age-old problem
Ageing is a great challenge for the UK, says Richard Faragher, but policymakers' scientific illiteracy threatens progress
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Appointments
A pioneer of research into the treatment of diabetes has been made deputy vice-chancellor of Kingston University. David Mackintosh, who joined the institution 21 years ago, began his career at Guy's...
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Top prize lifts the whole of Teesside, not just university
Awards reveal excellence in all areas of sector and payoffs far beyond campus, writes Hannah Fearn
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Thin air and cocktail parties: Lammy and Willetts exchange blows
Minister and shadows tangle in Commons debate on higher education. Melanie Newman writes