King's College London - Dimbleby charity funds centre
A charity set up in memory of Richard Dimbleby has funded a new cancer research centre. Scientists at the Richard Dimbleby Laboratory of Cancer Research at King's College London will focus on...
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City University London - Mastering the message
Political communications, campaigning and reporting techniques will be the focus of a new masters course. City University London has launched an MA in political campaigning and reporting, which...
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Queen's University Belfast - Enviable cash package delivered
A £50 million finance package agreed with Barclays Commercial Bank will fund teaching and research facilities, sporting facilities and staff and student accommodation at Queen's University Belfast....
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Glasgow School of Art - Redrawing tomorrow's campus
The Scottish Funding Council has said it will commit up to £50 million towards the first phase of redeveloping the Glasgow School of Art campus and replacing three poor-quality buildings. The...
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University of Dundee - Small lasers, giant steps
The European Commission has awarded £8 million to a team of 18 European partners to develop pocket-sized, energy-efficient biomedical lasers. The University of Dundee is leading the project, which...
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Latin algorithms
A chance encounter led Alan Clements to a visiting professorship in Cuba, where he has also helped shape the IT curriculum
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Appointments
Soraya Dhillon has been honoured for her work for the second time after she was awarded the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Charter Gold Medal. Professor Dhillon, head of the School of...
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Homoeopaths label scientists the 'new fundamentalists'
Clinical research 'inappropriate' to test alternative therapies, practitioners argue. Zoe Corbyn writes
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Aberystwyth refutes claims of 'hateful' anti-Israel teaching bias
Spectator columnist says politics department delivers propaganda. Melanie Newman reports
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Universities fear fallout of further funding plans
Plans to reform further education funding could severely hit student intakes at some higher education institutions, vice-chancellors warned this week.Institutions with high numbers of students from...
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Chinese demographics pose risk to UK market share
British Council study says single-child policy will harm recruiting efforts. John Gill reports
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Northern Ireland's on track at last, says minister
Northern Ireland's universities are overcoming their historic problem with "reluctant leavers" - local students forced to leave the province for study elsewhere in the UK because there are not enough...
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US research fraud poll sparks alarm
Failure to act on high rate of scientific misconduct casts doubt on self-regulation, writes John Gill
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Overseas briefing
ߣߣÊÓƵR&D spending shoots up 25%Spending on research at ߣߣÊÓƵn universities has rocketed in recent years. Data from the ߣߣÊÓƵn Bureau of Statistics reveal that total expenditure on...
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Wealth-making is all about location, location, location
Study says geography trumps expertise as key to university profit-generation, Hannah Fearn writes