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Grant winners
EUROPEAN COMMISSION SAFER INTERNET PROGRAMMEAward winner: Julia DavidsonInstitution: Kingston UniversityValue: EUR450,000 (£381,000)Internet abusers' online grooming and victim targeting: messages...
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Batman retires
Evening strolls led to Paul Racey's fascination with bats and a career studying their habits and reproduction
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Appointments
The University of Abertay Dundee has announced Lord Cullen of Whitekirk as its new chancellor. Lord Cullen will succeed the Earl of Airlie, who was the founding chancellor of Abertay when it won the...
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Academic mobility principle 'ignored' by some EU states
Members' failure to advertise community-wide is unfair to British scholars, writes Hannah Fearn
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Original features
Standing prominently above the Dearne Valley, the University Centre Doncaster's 126-acre campus includes land that was granted to local estate owner Roger de Bully by William the Conqueror.Located...
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UK falls behind in alternative energy research
The UK is lagging behind most of its major competitors in alternative energy research, according to a new ranking.The league table, devised by journal publisher Elsevier, assesses the work of 3,000...
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Top stylist
Fashion student Myrto Stamou, of the University for the Creative Arts, was the star of the show at Graduate Fashion Week.The 23-year-old won £20,000 for her womenswear collection, taking the top...
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Design space to suit needs
Universities are spending a fortune developing vast estates without researching the kind of space that is best suited to their staff and students, according to an environmental psychologist.Speaking...
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Up close and personal
With its part-time external tutors, Britain's largest university gives students the attention they need, says Derek Rowntree
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There are 3,000 ways to cite source material - why not make it one?
Academic styles of referencing are confusing and outdated, says Alec Gill. So why not simplify the whole thing? Here's how...
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London Met was 'reassured' about non-completion threat
Hefce's rules would not be applied 'literally', says a university briefing. Melanie Newman reports
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The stealth route to the blue skies
Researchers have become experts in "stealth research" - taking money with the promise of a specific goal and then using it to support a wider "space of play".Steven Shapin, professor of the history...
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Legal verdict 'may change face of industrial relations'
Scholar claims ICE ruling marks a watershed in higher education. Melanie Newman reports
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Former Education Secretary bemoans progress
Charles Clarke has reproached the Government and universities for failing to act quickly enough to tackle the challenges facing higher education.The former Education Secretary used the 1994 Group's...