Aberystwyth University - Boom time on Cardigan Bay
Rhodri Morgan, First Minister for Wales, has praised the "stellar performance" of Aberystwyth University in increasing its undergraduate intake by an estimated 18 per cent from last year. The...
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University of Warwick/UCLA - Romantic partners
A new research partnership spanning two centuries and involving 100 academics has been formed by the University of Warwick and the University of California, Los Angeles. The institutions have signed...
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University of Ulster - Man's best friend dines in style
Dog's dinner research by two product design lecturers has scooped a top award at New York's Pet Fashion Week. Justin Magee and Stephen McGilloway of the University of Ulster created an innovative non...
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University of Cambridge - Generosity and modesty
Girton College, Cambridge has received an anonymous £5 million donation. Half of the money will be used to set up a fund for supporting teaching posts and the other half will be added to the college'...
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Glyndwr University - Equine intelligence
Former jockey Tamsin Young is teaching the UK's first course in equestrian psychology, investigating how the bond between humans and horses can be used to realise a horse's maximum potential. The two...
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University of Strathclyde - Giant strides toward fitness
A multimillion-pound centre for sports and health is to open in 2011 in the heart of Glasgow, leading the run-up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The centre is part of a £300 million campus investment...
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University of Leicester - Local talent brought to book
Some of the country's best-known writers will take part in Leicester's first literature festival to be held from 29 October to 1 November at the University of Leicester. The Literary Leicester...
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University of Sheffield - Fraternal forces
Two films on the Freemasons have been brought to the screen by the University of Sheffield's Centre for Research into Freemasonry, with the help of Showroom Cinema. Forces Occultes, a propaganda film...
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Manchester/Liverpool universities - Tackling side-effects
A £3.7 million grant from the Medical Research Council will help fund a research centre aimed at reducing the unwanted side-effects of prescribed drugs. The grant has been awarded to the universities...
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University of Nottingham - Selflessness may be sexy
Displays of altruism or selflessness may make people more attractive to potential mates. This was one of the key findings of a study carried out by researchers at the University of Nottingham. The...
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De Montfort University - Residential nous
A new MSc in property management and investment has been launched by the De Montfort University Business School to help meet the challenges facing the property industry. The bespoke course will...
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Plastic fantastic
More than 200 plasticised human body parts have been purchased to teach anatomy to medical students at the University of Warwick. The specimens have been bought from Gunther von Hagens, who is famous...
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Sheer art attack
Pharmacologist Robin Plevin's 'health entertainment' uses drama and humour to spread the word on coronary disease
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Appointments
The University of Staffordshire's vice-chancellor has been named Woman of Achievement 2008 in the Vitalise Women of the Year Awards. Christine King, a professor of history with research interests in...
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Watch out: FoI research shines light on the sector
Should universities be exempt from Freedom of Information Act probes? John Gill on a hot debate