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University of Brighton physics department's only representative is delighted by her achievement
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Pooling hailed as key to Scottish improvement
Scotland is celebrating an improved performance in the 2008 research assessment exercise.In 2001, 10 per cent of Scottish submissions gained the top rating (which was then 5*). This time 15 per cent...
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The rise and fall of research powers
Why have some institutions climbed the RAE rankings while others drifted down? Institutions offer explanations for their performance
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'Give students smart drugs on demand to aid study'
Controversial call for over-the-counter access to 'cognition enhancers'. Melanie Newman reports
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Post-92 snobbery lingers on - in new universities
Managers at one post-1992 university may have been shocked to discover that snobbery about new institutions is still going strong - even among its own staff.When the University of Lincoln undertook...
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Journal subscriptions at risk as weak pound hits library budgets
Research-intensive institutions appeal for 'exchange rate funding'. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Overseas researchers thrown Home Office lifeline
The Government is to amend entry options in its new visa system that could have prevented thousands of overseas researchers entering the UK.The problem, reported by ߣߣÊÓƵ, arose...
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Trinity College Carmarthen - Talks start on new university
The governors of Trinity College Carmarthen and the council of the University of Wales, Lampeter, have agreed to "explore the formation of a new university", to be led by Medwin Hughes, the Trinity...
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University of Chester - Locals oppose academy tie-up
The University of Chester's decision to sponsor an academy school is being opposed by local people. A campaign group, Keep Ellesmere Port Schools (Keeps), is fighting plans to replace a specialist...
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University of Dundee - Lecturer forged references
The General Medical Council has ruled that a University of Dundee lecturer forged references he submitted with his application to a postgraduate course. When Rafik Anis, clinical lecturer in...
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University of Derby - VAT cut brings staff bonuses
The recent cut in the rate of VAT has prompted the University of Derby to give staff up to £100 in shopping vouchers, to a total value of £211,000. It says the reduction from 17.5 per cent to 15 per...
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Leeds Metropolitan University - Rugby request kicked into touch
Academics at Leeds Metropolitan University have been urged by a local rugby union club to promote the game at their new-year lectures. University managers received an email from the Leeds Carnegie...
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University of Hertfordshire - Job worries outweigh partying
Students are more concerned about finding a job after they graduate than partying, according to the University of Hertfordshire. A national survey it conducted found that nine out of ten students...
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University of Salford - Solar-panel research wins funds
The future of solar-power generation could be shaped by a University of Salford project to improve the efficiency and durability of thin-film solar-cell panels. Researchers at its Institute for...
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University of Liverpool - How we did the funky gibbon
Researchers are citing the feet of gibbons as the modern-day equivalents of those on which prehistoric man may have moved about around 2 million years ago. Scientists at the University of Liverpool...