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Workplace bullying
Intimidation and victimisation at work can destroy health, confidence and careers
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Cranfield University - Nanoparticles draw fine-art fans
Lecturers in fine art at the Norwich School of Art and Design have teamed up with scientists at Cranfield University to investigate how nanotechnology can be used to change the way that artists draw...
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Durham University - al-Qaeda chiefs follow the dream
A study of the reported dreams of many of the best-known al-Qaeda and Taleban leaders carried out by Iain Edgar, a social anthropologist at Durham University, has found that many use the dreams they...
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University of Nottingham - UCU members stand down
Two prominent members of the University and College Union branch at the University of Nottingham who posted a comment to the ߣߣÊÓƵ website criticising their colleagues are to stand...
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King's College London - Masters get curatorial input
A university is collaborating with the British Library and the British Museum to offer two new masters programmes. Students on King's College London's new MA programmes in "Early modern English...
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University of Manchester - Greek women had equal power
Women, as well as men, held positions of power in Ancient Greece by right of birth, according to new research from the University of Manchester. A team of researchers tested ancient DNA from a high-...
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Imperial College London - Research centre targets colds
The new Centre for Respiratory Infection Research at Imperial College London aims to tackle colds and flu. The research centre is funded by a £3.4 million award from the Wellcome Trust and will bring...
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University of Abertay Dundee - Game for a bit of computer art
White Space, a £2.5 million multipurpose development bringing together computer arts and games students and staff, business people, broadcasters and artists has opened at the University of Abertay...
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Institute of Education - Keep politics out of schools
Control of the school curriculum should be taken away from politicians and passed to an independent education commission, an educationist has argued. But the commission needs to be protected from "...
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University of Aberdeen - Famine warning as Earth heats up
Global warming could cause major famine in Asia within decades, according to Peter Clift of the School of Geosciences at the University of Aberdeen. Professor Clift predicts in his newly published...
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University of Greenwich - Computers aid fire-safety project
More lives could be saved in fires and other emergencies around the world, thanks to a new research project to develop reliable computer models of the way in which individuals and crowds behave in a...
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Queen Margaret University - Therapy teamed up with dance
A form of psychotherapy that uses movement and dance as a means of communication is being offered for the first time in the UK as an MSc by Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Programme leader...
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University of Nottingham - Cheap wheels for disabled users
An "off-road" wheelchair to help disabled people cope with rough terrain in developing countries has been designed by students at the University of Nottingham. It is built from bicycle parts and...
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University of St Andrews - Science and medicine join forces
Work is beginning on a new £45 million School of Medicine and the Sciences at the University of St Andrews, promoting collaborative research in areas such as cancer, health psychology and infectious...