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Appointments
Graham Galbraith has been appointed deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire. The professor of building physics is currently pro vice-chancellor at Glasgow Caledonian University, a...
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Inspirational founder's legal clinic sets bar for success
Award recognises a role model who enables legal students to help others. Melanie Newman writes
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High-risk gambles put match-funding at risk
Government cash could be diminished by rush to maximise returns in top band, says Zoe Corbyn
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Edinburgh banks £4m in bequests as universities chase new income stream
Rising number of institutions have legacy officers to persuade alumni to donate. Olga Wojtas reports
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Blue skies here to stay, Esler says
AHRC chief tells angry academic entrepreneurialism is no threat to basic research. Zoe Corbyn reports
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University of Northampton - History jobs under threat
Jobs cuts are being sought within the history division at the University of Northampton. Three full-time posts are to be cut, out of a total of 11 in the division, in a move described as "ruthless"...
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University College for the Creative Arts - New £75m campus planned
Plans for a new £75 million campus in Kent have been unveiled by the University College for the Creative Arts. The university college currently offers 80 graduate and postgraduate arts courses across...
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Leeds Metropolitan University - V-c moots name change
Simon Lee, vice-chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University, has suggested that the institution change its name to include the word "Carnegie". Professor Lee believes introducing the name, which is...
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University of Edinburgh - Aviation veteran honoured
One of the greatest pilots in aviation history is to get an honorary degree from his alma mater. Eric Brown, born in 1919, learnt to fly as a student at the University of Edinburgh and was on an...
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Edge Hill University - £1.8m for primary school training
A £1.8 million government contract has been awarded to Edge Hill University to run a national training programme for primary school teachers. The money from the Department for Children, Schools and...
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Bangor University - Solar leaf gets chance to shine
A group of chemists is beginning a feasibility study into a "super-leaf" that could be used as an innovative and cost-effective solar technology. Peter Holliman is leading the Bangor University team...
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Staffordshire University - Screen scheme with prize lustre
An agreement has been struck that will allow Staffordshire University to run "Bafta-branded" lectures, workshops, masterclasses and seminars. The deal between the university and the British Academy...
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University of Cumbria - A place to check out the birds
They spend ages in isolation, looking for things never seen before while their relatives wonder why they do it. That may sound like a description of many academics, but these solitary souls are the...
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University of St Andrews - Auld Acts given new byte
Fuel shortages, arguments over tolls to cross the Firth of Forth, binge drinking, the credit crunch and the sensitive subject of MPs' expenses - Scottish politicians were debating them all in the...