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A Planet of Viruses
A popular account of a once-mysterious evolutionary player sparkles with 'wow' moments, Jon Turney finds
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Women in Leadership: Contextual Dynamics and Boundaries
More than 300 scientists have won a Nobel prize since the honour was established, Karin Klenke notes, but only 10 of them were women. In her latest study of women's leadership, Klenke provides a...
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The Sarkozy Phenomenon
Nicolas Sarkozy's election as president of France in 2007 represented a change of political generation, a point he himself underlined by adopting "rupture" as his campaign slogan and presenting...
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Fees threats won't get us anywhere, Keele v-c says
Head also reaffirms commitment to institution's 'broad-based' heritage. John Morgan reports
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Meeting of minds: we still need that room in Bloomsbury, say UCL vets
Loss of Housman Room would deal grievous blow to interdisciplinary work. Hannah Fearn reports
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News in brief
United StatesFive-year ban for Yale frat boysA Yale University fraternity has been banned from campus for violating undergraduate rules on "harassment, coercion or intimidation" and "imperiling the...
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World cribs from the Texas 10 percenters
But rule designed to reflect diversity has failed in its primary task, Jon Marcus reports
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Aarhus streamlines in search of higher rank
Danish university implements reforms in bid to join European top table. Hannah Fearn reports
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHNIHR Service Delivery and Organisation (NIHR SDO) programme• Award winner: Trisha Greenhalgh• Institution: University of London• Value: £217,042Development of...
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Top institutions in ߣߣÊÓƵ and New Zealand for research in environmental sciences and ecology
Top institutions in ߣߣÊÓƵ and New Zealand for research in environmental sciences and ecologyData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 2000-31 December...
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Employment data could be used to keep a lid on fees
Potential release of SLC information may prove a godsend to the coalition. Simon Baker reports
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We'll fight to the finish: Hunt's rallying cry on pensions and private colleges
The general secretary of the University and College Union has pledged to continue to press private colleges on issues such as quality of provision and working conditions after claiming that the union...
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London Met course closures may prove costly
London Met may miss out on millions as students are turned away. John Morgan reports
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Third-stream cash floods in for some but dries up for others
Some universities will see their third-stream funding rise by 50 per cent but others will miss out altogether after a decision to press ahead with a formula that concentrates an annual pot of £150...