University of Leeds - Executive exposure
Developing the skills of potential health service chief executives is the focus of a new partnership between the University of Leeds and the National Health Service. The university is providing a new...
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University of East Anglia - DNA delights for children
Scientists will help children to see a sample of their own DNA at a "science of life" family event organised by staff and students of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of East...
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University of Sheffield - Curtain rises on dramatic times
A new exhibition on the history of theatre has opened at the British Library. The Golden Generation: New Light on British Theatre is the culmination of a five-year collaboration between the...
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The Open University
Engineering a good result The Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) has accredited two Open University engineering qualifications for professional registration. The bachelor of engineering (BEng...
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University of Exeter - Friends in China
Discussions are under way between the University of Exeter and Tsinghua University in China with a view to strengthening relationships and reinforcing educational partnerships. The talks follow an...
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Swansea Metropolitan University - Arms embraced
The College of Arms has this week presented a new coat of arms to Swansea Metropolitan University (SMU), marking its change of name from Swansea Institute. Robert John Baptist Noel, an officer of...
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Manchester Metropolitan University - Local heroes needed
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has selected Manchester Metropolitan University to pilot a scheme aimed at helping graduates set up local businesses and boost the regional economy....
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University of Kent - A date to remember
Is forgetting a necessary process that societies must undergo in order to progress? This is the question that will be addressed at a conference, Cultural Memory: Forgetting to Remember/Remembering to...
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University of Teesside - Scholarly family celebrates
A mother and her son have both achieved degrees from the University of Teesside in the same year and will graduate on the same day. Angela Russell, 47, will receive a BSc (hons) in promoting practice...
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Do these genes look big?
The world record for the largest model of DNA has been claimed by the University of Huddersfield. The record-breaking DNA model measures 21.5m - just short of the length of a cricket pitch - and...
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From deadly deposits, hope
A national cancer tissue bank is building reserves. Its head tells Zoe Corbyn it could spur advances
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Grant winners
TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY BOARDThe Technology Strategy Board, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council have joined forces to back three projects...
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Debate is an endangered species, says climate critic
One anthropologist thinks doomsday sceptics are being unfairly silenced. Melanie Newman reports
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On leave from the barmy army
After two weeks on holiday, with time to think, Gloria Monday considers whether she should leave the exhausting world of academia take the less-regimented option of life in the military
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Geography applications still strong, says society director
Royal Geographical Society head refutes claims of field's demise. Donna Bowater reports