Swansea name change
Swansea Institute of Higher Education has applied to the Privy Council to change its name to Swansea Metropolitan University. The move is a result of changes to the constitution of the federal...
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Academics fret as admin staff depart
Hundreds of voluntary redundancies set to hit Manchester University will mostly be among administrative staff, prompting fears from academics that the university will struggle to operate effectively...
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Beacons for Public Engagement target the iPod generation
"It is about tapping into experience and ideas outside university," explains Tom Wakeford, the director of public engagement at Newcastle University, of the idea behind the "iknow" project. The...
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Research: society has right to say 'no'
Science Minister calls for development of a consensus on ethically sensitive areas. Zoe Corbyn reports. There are likely to be areas in the future that academics will have to accept are off limits...
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NERC opens up funding allocation
Academics in universities will be able to compete for an extra £20 million a year in grants for environmental research under funding reforms by the Natural Environment Research Council, writes Zoe...
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York withdraws PhD
York University has withdrawn a PhD from a senior academic at Durham University after an investigation into plagiarism. Tony Antoniou stepped down as dean of Durham's Business School when the...
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Exeter boosts science
Exeter University is investing £13.5 million and creating about 50 new research posts over four years as part of its new science strategy. It is also aiming to bring in an extra £60 million to £70...
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Postgrad career study
The Higher Education Careers Service Unit has confirmed that it is working on a joint project with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to examine the changing profile of...
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Aston defends logo
Aston University has spent £65,000 on a new logo - an orange triangle. A university spokesman defended the cost - criticised by some staff - to the Birmingham Post : "A project of this nature is a...
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Observatory restored
Academics at Keele University are to spend £700,000 restoring and upgrading their historic observatory. As well as adding new equipment, the project aims to turn the site into a visitors' attraction...
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Eastell's 'nightmare' is uncovered
A confidential audit report sheds light on a long-running financial saga at Sheffield University. Phil Baty reports. "The nightmare has come to haunt us." This is what Richard Eastell, a professor of...
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Spirit of excellence reaps its rewards
What is it like to work in one of the world's best universities and how do they make it to the top? In the midst of the international debate following last week's publication of the latest Times...
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Explore test options
Janez Potocnik, the European Union Science and Research Commissioner, has urged academia to do more to research alternatives to animal testing. Speaking at the annual conference of the European...
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Drugs research centre
A £4 million research centre at Liverpool University aims to combat disease by allowing academics to design drugs at a microscopic level. The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Centre, funded by the Science...
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Welsh carbon cutters
Rhodri Morgan, Wales's First Minister, has announced the Welsh Assembly's approval for four Welsh universities to receive a share of £5.1 million to develop a Low Carbon Research Institute. The...