Durham University - Volcanic voyage for robot
Scientists will use robots to explore the growth of undersea volcanoes. Academics from Durham University will lead a team of 12 scientists - including researchers from the National Oceanography...
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De Montfort University - Logo gets serious with new red
A Midlands university has updated its logo - by replacing the design's existing red colour for a new, "deeper" red. The change by De Montfort University has been made following research carried out...
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London Metropolitan University - Dalai Lama visits
The Dalai Lama visited London Metropolitan University last week, where he accepted an honorary doctorate.London Met conferred the doctorate of philosophy on the Tibetan spiritual leader at a ceremony...
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International students pose challenge to library staff
Demands by overseas cohort for 'exclusive' services test hard-hit librarians. John Gill reports
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Jewish student's exam shifted after legal threat
The University of Hertfordshire has been forced to allow an Orthodox Jewish student to sit a final exam a day early under threat of legal action for religious discrimination.Anthony Julius, a lawyer...
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Joy greets gold rush Down Under
Labor's inaugural budget offers A$500m windfall to help 'rebuild' ߣߣÊÓƵn sector. John Gill writes
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Overseas briefing
United StatesRaid nets drugs, guns, studentsA five-month undercover police operation has led to more than 100 arrests and the seizure of huge quantities of cash and drugs at a US university. The...
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It starts with one BioBrick ..
BBSRC money fosters multidisciplinary teams to build UK strength in synthetic biology, writes Chloe Stothart
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Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILThe Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council have awarded funding to...
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Let them flourish
In her new role at Edge Hill, psychologist Tanya Byron is keen to encourage troubled young people to excel in education
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Appointments
The University of Salford has appointed former Shell, Mars and BP marketer Phil Huggon as its new marketing director. Mr Huggon has the brief to raise the university's profile and attract more UK and...
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Performance artist dresses up academy's act with sole
An AHRC fellow tells Olga Wojtas how foot-washing and drag acts feed into his practice-led research
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We can win the double
With the REF research assessment has come of age but much still needs to be done, says David Eastwood
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Beyond the best and brightest: meritocracy and its discontents
Links between IQ, class and wealth are real - but the social values that forged this chain are not immutable, Wendy Johnson observes
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iPod for their thoughts?
Relentless pressure to give a positive response to the National Student Survey breeds corruption and cynicism, says Frank Furedi