University of East London - A gift to develop genius
Nine year-old piano prodigy Marc Yu gave a concert at the University of East London to celebrate his acceptance of the first ever Genius Scholarship Award, a new annual prize established by the...
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University of Bath - Climate change summit
Academic experts in engineering, chemistry, architecture, physics and economics gathered at the University of Bath last week to discuss how they could tackle climate change together. The researchers...
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Liverpool John Moores University - Board of trustees disbanded
The board of trustees at Liverpool John Moores University - which included Everton Football Club life president Sir Philip Carter and Phil Redmond, creator of Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks -...
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Buckinghamshire New University - V-c awarded beard and badge
A doctorate from the fictional "Unseen University" has been handed to the vice-chancellor of Buckinghamshire New University by author Terry Pratchett. Mr Pratchett received his own honorary doctorate...
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University of Teesside - First takes
The University of Teesside's new digital TV and sound studio has been put to good use by Das Wanderlust, a band based in the Tees Valley. The £750,000 studio, a collaboration between the university's...
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Grant winners - Medical Research Council
The MRC has awarded £10.6 million to projects to develop better models of human disease, including diabetes, stroke, heart disease and age-related macular degeneration. Twenty research groups will...
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Hot Papers in Social Sciences 2006-08
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 1998 - 30 June 2008Hot Papers in Social Sciences 2006-08RankPaper Author(s), JournalCitations1 Social...
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Bring on enlightenment
Education should create more rounded individuals and a better society, not just a better-trained workforce, says Rudi Bogni
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The shape of things to come
Tara Brabazon ponders a future bereft of the custodians of knowledge. Science fiction – or the all-too-probable result of the devaluation of librarians?
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THE Awards 2008: shortlist announced
Which universities are stepping into the spotlight?
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THE Awards 2008 - part 2
Outstanding Support for disabled StudentsBrunel UniversityBrunel's Disability and Dyslexia Service set up support services for students with learning differences and for those with mental-health...
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Howdy partners
As state funding for public education plummets, US universities are forging mutually beneficial alliances at local level. Jon Marcus reports
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THE Awards 2008 - part 3
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGYSponsored by SunGardDe Montfort UniversityBagRack, a device that fits in a car boot and secures shopping to keep it upright during travel, was...
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THE AWARDS 2008 SHORTLIST
It is four years since we launched the Times Higher Education Awards. Each year, the response has both surprised us and surpassed our expectations; this year is no exception.