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AustraliaPerformance 'compact' unveiledThe Australian Government is to tie teaching and research performance to negotiated "compact agreements" with universities in an effort to encourage distinct...
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U-Map if you want to, but critics aren't convinced
Some fear that Europe-wide university classification will hamstring institutions. Phil Baty reports
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Pirbright lab to get £92m revamp
Institute of Animal Health to benefit after years of neglect. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE REPLACEMENT, REFINEMENT AND REDUCTION OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCHThe NC3Rs has funded 13 grants, worth a total of £4.5 million, at UK establishments. The research will advance...
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Merger maestro
Neil Simco's prior experience setting up a university bodes well for the future University of the Highlands and Islands
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Appointments
The Royal Society has announced the winners of its 2009 awards, medals, royal medals and lectures. The UK's independent academy for science presents the awards annually in recognition of research...
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The happening
A student from Bournemouth University is organising a touring exhibition of original costumes worn by Sixties singers the Supremes. Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs, who is studying for a masters in museum...
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University of Sussex - Reaching new depths
A lecturer in education has won first place in the women's division of the Saltfree Double Dip 2009 freediving competition, the UK's national freediving championship. Kattie Lussier, an academic in...
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Queen Margaret University - Just the job
The new Queen Margaret University campus at Musselburgh is worth £77 million to the UK economy, a study has found. Research by the University of Strathclyde revealed that every £1 million QMU spends...
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University of York - A platform for engineering
An academic will use his stint on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square this week to lecture on how engineering is changing the world. As part of Antony Gormley's art project, John Robinson, head of...
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Northumbria University - Twins peak
Twins have graduated from the same university with identical degrees in the same subject. Mark and David Law, aged 23, who come from The Wirral, near Liverpool, graduated with first-class bachelors...
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University of Northampton - Dramatic debate
An international conference on African theatre brought together experts to debate trends and issues surrounding African theatre and performance. Topics at this week's event, hosted by the School of...
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University of Bristol - Volunteers muck in
Staff at the University of Bristol swapped the office for the farmyard last week to take part in a renovation project. About 40 staff from Bristol's academic registry spent the day landscaping...
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University of Sheffield - University challenge completed
An outreach programme aimed at getting students from families with no experience of higher education to undertake degrees has produced its first graduates. Ten students who were part of the...
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Newcastle University - Shoot that spam
Office workers now have an excuse to play games in the name of science. Computer scientists at Newcastle University have developed a computer program that could turn manual tasks into a form of...