Imperial College London - Carry on, doctor
A London university is to reinstate the Doctor of Science award for its staff and graduates. Imperial College London said the DSc would be awarded for published work that has advanced knowledge and...
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University of Salford - Centre of media excellence
A university has become a centre of excellence in television and interactive media. The University of Salford has been declared a Skillset Media Academy, giving students new opportunities to benefit...
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University of Surrey - £10 million transfer agreement
A university has signed a £10 million knowledge-transfer deal with a national laboratory. The collaboration between the University of Surrey and the National Physical Laboratory will focus on...
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University of Worcester - Masters of the slam dunk
A European masters degree in basketball coaching has been launched. The University of Worcester's partnership with the Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education will involve teaching in both Worcester...
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University of Nottingham - Beyond home brew
A fully functioning microbrewery is to be built on a university campus. The £2 million facility at the University of Nottingham will be used for teaching and research in brewing science. The...
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Aberystwyth University - The meaning of plant life
An international team of scientists has concluded a four-year effort to agree on a "plant DNA barcode". The code will provide the foundation for use of DNA technologies to identify plants. Academics...
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University of Greenwich - Revelations amid the revelry
Sleep deprivation, dirt and a craving for unhealthy food are some of the things one expects to experience at a music festival. But visitors to the Secret Garden Party in Cambridgeshire last month...
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University of Liverpool - Healthy interest in Africa
Scientists from the UK are to work with universities in Africa to strengthen research into science and health on the continent. The University of Liverpool and its Liverpool School of Tropical...
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University of Plymouth - Scholarship ahoy
A new centre will allow members of the Royal Navy to take advanced academic degrees and pursue research. The Centre of Excellence in Naval Oceanographic Research and Education, at the University of...
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University of Cambridge - Languages for youngsters
Experts at the University of Cambridge's Language Centre are giving their support to a national programme aimed at motivating young people to study languages. The centre is a partner in the Open...
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Original features
The University of Gloucestershire's Centre for Active Learning in Cheltenham was designed to embrace a philosophy of collaboration between students and staff.A consultation process in 2003-04 led to...
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How much? Textbook writer stung by permission fees
Professor faced multiple charges for material vital to undergraduate texts, writes Melanie Newman
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Ideological rift divides managers and managed
Frontline academics must find common ground with generals, says paper. Hannah Fearn reports
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Tech-transfer staff match top professors on pay
Directors of university knowledge-transfer offices earn as much as leading professors, a study has revealed.Researchers at Kingston University have carried out the first survey of pay and incentives...
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The week in higher education
Barack Obama displayed his everyman touch when he moved to defuse an escalating race row by inviting a black professor and a white police officer for a beer at the White House. Henry Louis Gates Jr,...