Voices raised as tongues silenced
Planned cuts to language provision at Swansea draw a chorus of protests. Hannah Fearn reports
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Scientific misconductHarvard researcher at faultHarvard academic Marc Hauser has been found solely responsible for eight instances of scientific misconduct under standards set by the university's...
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Aston University - When it just says 'buy me'
A worldwide study is to investigate the influence of advertising on consumer choices. The British Science Association study is led by Nick Lee, an expert in marketing and organisational research, and...
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University of Warwick - Boost for brainy Botswanans
Some of Botswana's cleverest children are benefiting from a scheme to improve the teaching they receive and the equipment in their classrooms. The International Gateway for Gifted Youth, launched in...
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University of Manchester - High costs of lesbian conception
Lesbian couples are finding it easier to conceive through fertility clinics, but the high costs involved mean that many couples are being forced to turn elsewhere. A study by Petra Nordqvist of the...
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Sheffield Hallam University - Faster fingertip search
A research team has secured €370,000 (£300,000) from the European Commission for a project on data-search technology.Working as part of a €4 million collaborative project with German technology firm...
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University of Sheffield - Soak up sun in South Yorkshire
Nick Clegg has opened a "solar farm" on the roof of a university building. The facility at the University of Sheffield is made up of state-of-the-art photovoltaic panels and is part of a £120,000...
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University of East Anglia - Architecture schools
A project has been launched to explore and record the surviving Victorian and Edwardian school buildings of rural Norfolk. The University of East Anglia is working with Norfolk Historic Buildings...
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Liverpool/Bristol - Getting the measure of a grain
Researchers have released "raw" sequences of the wheat genome. The sequences, which include 95 per cent of all wheat genes, were made by teams from the University of Liverpool, the University of...
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University of Edinburgh - Fit for many purposes
A three-storey, £4.5 million extension to the Scottish capital's leading sporting facility has been unveiled. The new arm of the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Sport and Exercise provides 1,...
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Ulster/Queen's Belfast - Bid to prevent stillbirths
Scientists in Northern Ireland are developing a mobile foetal surveillance system that could help prevent stillbirth by alerting doctors when a baby is at risk. About 4,000 babies are stillborn in...
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University of Stirling - Remember how happy we were?
A researcher has launched a pioneering study into the science of happiness. Using an online game, Tracy Alloway, director of the Centre for Memory and Learning in the Lifespan at the University of...
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Bath Spa/Uwic - Psychological bridge building
Academics at two universities have led a project to produce a series of books to help psychology students bridge the gap between school and university. The eight books - each written by a specialist...
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University of Southampton - iWant to be a student
Developers have converted a university's prospectus into an iPhone application so prospective students can view the courses it has on offer. The University of Southampton's app includes a fully...
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Institute of Education/Bristol - GCSE tables aid school choice
Parents may be right to use GCSE exam league tables to choose schools, a new study suggests. Academics from the Institute of Education, University of London, and the Centre for Market and Public...