Pro-Israel academic barred from union forum
A leading campaigner against an academic boycott of Israel has been barred from a University and College Union online forum, prompting claims that debate on the issue is being suppressed.David Hirsh...
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Birkbeck mulls 'new opportunities' to soften blow of ELQ funding cuts
Mergers, fast-track degrees and new provision aim to 'sustain mission'. Rebecca Attwood reports
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University of Glamorgan - Chair in crisis planning created
A professorship in disaster management and emergency response is one of eight new interdisciplinary chairs being created by the University of Glamorgan. The university is organising an international...
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University of East Anglia - Green warning, silver prize
Climate-change scientists have won a silver medal for their debut garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a design that modelled possible futures for UK gardeners. The University of East Anglia...
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University of Essex - Medical corpus open for viewing
A 500-strong collection of historical medical texts, dating to the earliest days of printing and containing works by the founding fathers of medicine and surgery, has been made available to the...
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Bath Spa University - Assessment mastery on offer
The UK's first masters course in educational assessment for teachers and examiners will be offered at Bath Spa University from this autumn. The universities of Durham, Leeds and Warwick will follow...
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Cranfield University - Cypriot scholarships launched
The Ikos hedge fund has paired up with Cranfield School of Management to launch a scholarship programme designed to boost the Cypriot economy. The Ikos scholarship, covering tuition fees and living...
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Guildhall School of Music and Drama - Music PhD enters on a high note
A music and dramatic arts school is launching a new doctor of music degree. The Guildhall School of Music and Drama's DMus in composition will make the resources of the school available to doctoral...
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University of Bedfordshire - Model body wins European cash
An interactive computer model of the human body that could revolutionise healthcare is to be created at the University of Bedfordshire after the European Commission awarded the institution £2 million...
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University of Westminster - Children grow in virtual worlds
Online worlds developed for children can help them to develop social and creative skills, a conference has heard. As part of a project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the BBC,...
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University of Strathclyde - Success-seekers get £1m boost
A scheme to develop a new generation of entrepreneurs has won £1 million in funding. Strathclyde Entrepreneurial Network at the University of Strathclyde, which supports students and graduates in...
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Kingston/St George's - Paramedic centre unveiled
A specialist centre is to provide the ambulance service with improved access to training and academic expertise. The Centre for Paramedic Science, run by Kingston University and St George's,...
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University of Liverpool - Surgeon gives chimp a hand
An orthopaedic surgeon has performed a groundbreaking operation on a chimpanzee in Cameroon to correct a deformity to its arm. The three-year-old female lives in a chimpanzee reserve but was unable...
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Queen Margaret University - When compassion is a perfect fit
A podiatry lecturer is encouraging her students to collect used shoes and donate them to people who are homeless. Evelyn Weir of Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh has been providing volunteer...
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Glasgow School of Art/Glasgow Caledonian/Strathclyde - Coming clean on our laundry
How we wash our laundry is to come under investigation by the Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit at Glasgow School of Art, backed by funding of more than £520,000 from the...