Heriot-Watt University - Take your partners
Technology giant BAE Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Scottish university, marking its intention to invest £5 million over the next five years to establish four new university...
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University of Central Lancashire/others - Celestial sounds
Six universities are to reveal how astronomers are able to explore the inner secrets of stars using sound. The project, named "Songs of the Stars - the real Music of the Spheres", is a collaborative...
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University of Sussex - Waggly tale
A supermarket chain has donated almost £70,000 to university honeybee researchers who are working to decode the insects' famous "waggle dance". The donation from Waitrose will support scientists at...
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London South Bank University - Green places
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has opened the UK's first inner-city green technology research centre. London South Bank University's Centre for Efficient and Renewable Energy in Buildings will...
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Queen Mary, University of London - N-lightening results
The nitrate content of beetroot juice is the underlying cause of its blood pressure-lowering benefits, research has concluded. Academics from Queen Mary, University of London, found that blood...
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University of Northampton - Indian first course
A British university is to launch its first degree programme in India. The University of Northampton is to run a master's programme in international environmental management at the University of...
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University of Sheffield - Tiny, tiny world
A new research centre that houses the world's most powerful microscope has opened. The Kroto Centre for High Resolution Imaging and Analysis at the University of Sheffield was officially opened last...
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London School of Economics - Choice cuts
Competition in the NHS improves hospital efficiency and can save significant amounts of money. A study by researchers at the London School of Economics found that hospitals located in areas where...
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On a roll
Measuring more than 3ft, the Garibaldi Panorama, which depicts the life story of Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi, is one of the longest paintings in the world. A digitised version of the picture...
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Odds and quads
This 19th-century lady's cap forms part of Nottingham Trent University's archive of more than 75,000 intricate lace samples, which was launched earlier this year.Nottingham was at the heart of...
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How a pair of sunglasses mortified gender students
Honing writing skills can unlock academic voices or expose sexual stereotypes, writes Matthew Reisz
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Small but ambitious: Catholic college expands its opportunities
A teaching institution is thinking big in the suburbs of Birmingham. John Morgan reports
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All change at King's Cross creative transfer hub
In an unassuming spot in King's Cross, one of the until-now less salubrious areas of central London, a new type of knowledge exchange is taking place.The Centre for Creative Collaboration, launched...
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'Mistake' to seek leaders from outside the sector
Canadian higher education quality may suffer from lack of academic candidates, writes Sarah Cunnane
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International recruiters in China are "fed up" with the ߣߣÊÓƵn government's attitude to immigration and are directing students to the US and UK instead, according to an ߣߣÊÓƵn agent.John...