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ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL- Award winner: Graham Leggett- Institution: University of Sheffield- Value: £411,344Mechanics of nanoscale single asperity contacts in friction...
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Shining example
Richard Daniels brings his enthusiasm for Stanley Kubrick's films to his work as an archivist at the University of Arts London
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Appointments
The head of the Royal College of Art has announced his decision to leave next summer, after 35 years at the college. Sir Christopher Frayling has been rector of the Royal College of Art since 1996,...
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The age of uncertainty
Understanding demographic trends is key to the survival of universities over the next two decades, says Sir Muir Russell
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Are we bothered? Yes, we are - but our lecturers must be, too
We'll turn up for lectures if you treat us with respect, give us feedback and remember our names, writes a mature first-year student
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Let's break the embargo
In an e-savvy world, an anachronistic gentlemen's agreement should not be limiting science reporting, write Claire Bithell and Simon Levey
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Spin-off promises to make marking as easy as ABC
Manchester developers say software can handle complex essay questions. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Academics lose majority on Cambridge council
Proposals to double the number of outsiders on the University of Cambridge's governing council were voted through this week.The academics, college heads and senior university officers who make up the...
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Accurately target foreign students or lose, sector told
Conference hears that the right pitch is key in luring demanding overseas 'consumers'. John Gill reports
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Overseas briefing
CANADASTUDENT 'PLAGIARISED' VIA FACEBOOKA debate about plagiarism and collusion has arisen after a Canadian student was accused of cheating via Facebook. A first-year computer engineering student at...
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EU technology institute approved
European Parliament agrees the future of a continental equivalent to MIT. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Former rebel vows to make voting 'trendy' among young
Chairman of new Whitehall citizenship body hopes to make politics matter to teens. John Gill reports
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Red-tape burden cut for research grant-winners
Councils' plan to cut paperwork raises questions over accountability. Zoe Corbyn reports
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EPSRC cuts to blue-skies funding raise concern
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has confirmed that funding for curiosity-driven research is to be reduced by as much as 15 per cent."Within our fixed budget we ... anticipate a...
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Part-time employees
Since 1 July 2000 and the introduction of the Part Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations, part-time workers have had the right not to be treated less favourably than...