Mandelson says universities ‘are not factories for producing workers’
First Secretary aims to reassure sector in first major speech on higher education. Phil Baty reports
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Hefce unveils teaching cuts
Nine institutions will lose more than £1 million each in 2009-10. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Bursary rule change leaves poorest out of pocket
Move prompts renewed criticism of the Government’s maintenance-grant freeze. Rebecca Attwood reports
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES- Darwin's Universe: Evolution from A to ZEdited by Richard Milner, associate in anthropology, American Museum of Natural History. University of California Press, £23.95. ISBN...
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University of Leeds - Wee linguistic paradox
The use of Scots words by newspapers north of the border has altered substantially since Scottish devolution 11 years ago. The Daily Record became "more Scottish" between 1995 and 2005, according to...
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London School of Economics - Metropolis now
The lives of city-dwellers may be improved by the work of a new international centre at the London School of Economics. LSE Cities is funded by a 60-month, £1 million-a-year endowment from Deutsche...
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University of Warwick - Special relationship
A grant of more than £250,000 has been awarded to the University of Warwick to fund a collaborative research programme involving its Centre for the Study of the Renaissance and the Centre for...
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University of Glasgow - Come on you Bluetooth
Scientists at the University of Glasgow are working on a networking system using Bluetooth technology that could allow sports fans to interact with each other at stadium events. Ad hoc networking...
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De Montfort University - It's caffeine time
A watch designed to supply caffeine directly to a driver's bloodstream has been invented by a student at De Montfort University. The "Folli Watch" improves drivers' reaction speeds by gradually...
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Durham University - Partnership built on faith
Durham University has signed a partnership with former Prime Minister Tony Blair's Faith Foundation, joining Yale University and the National University of Singapore. The foundation is attempting to...
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University of Edinburgh - Get on your boat, Pilgrim
A researcher at the University of Edinburgh claims to have debunked the myth that the Pilgrim Fathers - among the first English settlers in America - were all committed explorers. Susan Hardman Moore...
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University of Cambridge - Party like it's 1209
Drinkers in Cambridge are being invited to toast the university's 800th anniversary with a pint of ale brewed specially for the occasion. The beer, named "1209" after the year of the university's...
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University of Bath - Finding finbot
A European Union grant worth EUR1.8 million (£1.5 million) has been awarded to a consortium of five European research institutions including the University of Bath to build a robot that will help...
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Queen's University Belfast - Doomsday clock
A £6.7 million research centre focusing on environmental change has been opened at Queen's University Belfast. The Centre for Climate, the Environment and Chronology features expensive chronological...
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University of East Anglia - London calling
A university based in Norwich is to establish a centre in London. The University of East Anglia's London Study Centre will be set up with INTO University Partnerships and will offer postgraduate...