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Schools say mea culpa as they cash in on MBAs
Applications rise as institutions vow to play their part in resolving the crisis. Hannah Fearn reports
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Grant winners
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe third phase of the National Prevention Research Initiative.Award winner: A. AndersonInstitution: University of DundeeValue: £1,167,436Bewel: the impact of a body weight...
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Southampton Solent University - Centre kicks off
A new national football research centre was due to be officially opened by Gerry Sutcliffe, the Minister for Sport, at Southampton Solent University on 16 September. The Lawrie McMenemy Centre for...
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University of Exeter - How rude
An online database developed by an international group of researchers, including staff at the University of Exeter, could help tourists in France to understand insults hurled their way by rude...
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London School of Economics - Spitting images
Drawings by some of the UK's leading political cartoonists have been unveiled at the London School of Economics. The works, most of which were published in the 1990s, include caricatures of...
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Roehampton University - Snapshot healing
The world's first international research project on phototherapy - therapy involving photographs - is being launched by Roehampton University. The project, funded by the European Commission-backed...
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Royal Holloway, University of London - Vet link formalised
The Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Royal Holloway, University of London, formalising the collaboration between the two organisations. Adam Tickell...
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Teesside University - Research quintet
Five new research institutes have been launched at Teesside University. Graham Henderson, its vice-chancellor, promised that the additions would provide a "clearer focus" for research development at...
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University of Nottingham - Ancient remedies, up to date
A strategic partnership to further research into traditional Chinese medicine has been signed by the University of Nottingham and Tasly Group, one of China's largest pharmaceutical companies and a...
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University of Sheffield - Moats of trust
Political experts at the University of Sheffield will do their bit to restore the public's confidence in politicians. Sheffield's department of politics has been awarded a £100,000 research grant to...
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University of Manchester - Chemical engineering boost
Plans have been announced for a £30 million chemical engineering facility at the University of Manchester. It will serve the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, and will...
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University of Essex - Recession's victims
Ethnic minorities, young adults and the poorly qualified are most likely to be out of work as a result of the recession, according to work at the University of Essex. Richard Berthoud, a researcher...
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Mighty wind
Clare Wood and Ben Evans, research officers at the Civil and Computational Engineering Research Centre at Swansea University, experience the power of an industrial wind tunnel, used to test a...
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Overseas briefing
ߣߣÊÓƵPut a stop to 'exploitation'Private education provision should be overseen by an independent national regulator to put a stop to the "exploitation" of foreign students, critics in ߣߣÊÓƵ...