University of Nottingham - Home win
The difficulty of compiling football fixture lists for Christmas and New Year may have been eased by an academic from the University of Nottingham. Graham Kendall, professor at the School of Computer...
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Nottingham Trent University - Ladders and cellars
Academics are to turn their hand to advising house buyers and sellers. Experts in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University will produce an online...
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University of Sheffield - Crime writing does pay
A series of scholarships has been launched by the University of Sheffield on the back of a donation from a crime writer and former student. The donation from Lee Child, a Sheffield graduate and...
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Imperial College London - Eight legs, three dimensions
Early relatives of modern spiders have been modelled in 3D by scientists at Imperial College London. A team led by Russell Garwood, a PhD student, created images of the 3,000-year-old creatures using...
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University of York - Credit rating
The impact of cheap and easily available credit on personal debt in the UK is to be analysed by researchers at the University of York. The project, led by a team in the department of sociology, will...
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Edinburgh Napier University - Master it, quickly
Prospective students with life experience but no first degree can enrol for a masters at Edinburgh Napier University. The Bridging to Masters course, developed by the Edinburgh Institute at the...
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University of East Anglia - Language shift
The School of Language, Linguistics and Translation Studies at the University of East Anglia has changed its name. It will now be known as the School of Language and Communication Studies, reflecting...
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Durham University - Body talk is lost in translation
People with autism find it hard to gauge the feelings of others because they see and process body language differently, according to research at Durham University. The study assessed how well...
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Leeds Metropolitan University - Carnegie rebrand put on hold
A name change planned by Leeds Metropolitan University has been put on hold until Susan Price, its new vice-chancellor, starts next year. Last year, the board of governors agreed that the university...
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University of Plymouth - Green credit
The University of Plymouth has been granted international accreditation for environmental management by BM TRADA, a worldwide rating developed to help businesses think about their impact on the...
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Forensic work
A lecturer swapped the intimacy of the lecture theatre for an international audience as his thoughts on studying forensics were beamed across Europe and the Middle East. Ahmed Mohameden, senior...
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Original features
Built around a chestnut tree, the University of Warwick's celebrated Mathematics Research Centre Houses have been described as a modern Stonehenge.The five houses and two flats were conceived in 1967...
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Immigration whistleblower was unfairly dismissed
Tribunal upholds claim of registrar who lost job after 'protected disclosure', Melanie Newman writes
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Art for natural selection's sake the 'key' to the canvas and concerto
Paper claims Darwinism can explain the existence and impact of the arts. Hannah Fearn reports
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UHI's Gaelic-language strategy sets standard
Degrees in subjects from music to media studies will be taught in Gaelic by a Scottish institution in a move that others in the sector are being encouraged to follow.The UHI Millennium Institute will...