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* Brighton University has appointed Gilly Nicol , director of the Eastbourne and District Chamber of Commerce, business development manager for the culinary arts studio. * Cambridge University has...
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Lesson 1: make school cool
Rock stars' row highlights need to recruit working class pupils, writes Melanie Newman. A recent spat between two rock stars has highlighted the problems universities face in persuading the working...
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Lecturer told not to air dissent on same-sex ceremony ban
A Canterbury Christ Church University professor was criticised by his vice-chancellor for calling a debate over the institution's ban on same-sex civil partnership ceremonies, writes Melanie Newman....
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Bit of fowl play in the water
A complex mathematical model used to help the nuclear power industry clear radioactive sludge from the Sellafield power plant has been put to an altogether different use by enterprising physicists at...
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Next week
In praise of private learning Steve Smith, vice-chancellor of Exeter University, on why language schools need a rethink Plus Body of knowledge: are cadavers an essential aid in teaching students to...
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Inside track...
Our occasional column keeps youJabreast of developments in the jobs market, from tip-offs and career pointers to who's on the move in your field. WANTED: STAFF WILLING TO GET HANDS DIRTY The only...
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Foreign recruits no threat to quality
Rammell denies spiralling workloads linked to internationalisation, says Rebecca Attwood. Bill Rammell, Higher Education Minister, this week washed his hands of complaints that the rise in...
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Today's student cohort 'not less intellectual, just different'
Universities are failing to help new students bridge the gap between their A-level study habits and the academic demands of a degree course, administrators were told this week. Concerns have been...
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Edge Hill scoops £1.5m
The Training and Development Agency for Schools has awarded £1.5 million - 88 per cent of the allocation available - to Edge Hill University for professional development in a bid to raise the quality...
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Cancer killer research
A researcher at Bradford University has been awarded a grant to find a way of flushing cancerous tumours out of the body with no harmful side-effects. Klaus Pors has been awarded £96,474 by Yorkshire...
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Denmark in denial?
Scandinavia is not as tolerant of queer studies as UK academics might believe, according to participants at a recent University College London debate. While Sweden has thriving queer and gender...
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Meal with momentum
Students at Warwick University have developed a racing car that you can grow. Not only does Eco One run on biofuels but its shell is made from hemp, the tyres from potatoes and the brake pads from...
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Fickleness of fashion
Fashion trends come and go at a predictable rate, according to research by Durham University academics. The study found that lists of new things such as baby names change steadily, with a small...
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Unhygienic root of HIV
Unhygienic circumcision procedures are a cause of HIV infection among African adolescents, according to research by Stuart Brody, professor of psychology at Paisley University.
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New v-c for Kent
Julia Goodfellow, the chief executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of Kent University. She will take up her...