Posh, nosh and tosh?
Posh Spice, Calista Flockhart and other emaciated female icons of western culture may not be a bad influence after all. A study suggests that the stereotypical images of women portrayed in the media...
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Salford aids pop hopefuls
Salford University musicians have launched a website on which they can showcase their work to record company talent-spotters. The site aims to meet a growing demand from commercial operators for...
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Green tea time may be good for your joints
A key ingredient of green tea may provide protection from arthritis. Sheffield University scientists have found that an anti-oxidising enzyme - epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG - seems to halt the...
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NI team enlists special agent
Two telecommunications experts in Northern Ireland have developed a technology that could cut the cost of internet access while boosting reliability and speed. Next week, Gerard Parr, of the...
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On the move
Clare Broom has taken up the post of pro vice-chancellor for planning and development at the University of Plymouth . Geraldine van Bueren , professor of international human rights law at Queen Mary...
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Glittering prizes
Dartington College of Arts will confer honorary awards on: artist Ewart Johns ; John Bull , vice-chancellor of the University of Plymouth; Marcus Davey , chief executive of the Roundhouse; Rose...
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In the news: Bacillus anthracis
The microbe of the moment, Bacillus anthracis , is an effective killer and a born survivor. Its toxin is notoriously swift and usually deadly. Symptoms appear within days and, if breathed in, it is...
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Minister to dumb down
Education secretary Estelle Morris this week conceded that the plethora of hardship funds, childcare grants and funds-for-students-called-Grant has become unmanageable. In her first higher education...
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LSE old boy puts boot in
It is not really done to foul your own nest, but maybe Ralf Dahrendorf felt - he was abroad and speaking German - he could get away with it. Last week, during a presentation on 100 years of social...
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Conscientious elector
Paul Marsden, the Labour MP in the firing line for opposing the bombing of Afghanistan, may have dropped out of higher education but the experience seems to have done him no harm. Mr Marsden studied...
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Dark side answers call
Pity poor Owen Davies, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Hertfordshire. After advertising on his website that he "would be happy to hear from anyone interested in the academic study...
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City's publicity blitz
The fire that destroyed a third of City University's century-old campus in May this year also ravaged the university's reputation. "Fire destroys City University" trumpeted reports around the globe....
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Good selling pints
Good news for Lancashire - the 2002 Good Pub Guide has found that it offers the cheapest beer in the land. Beer costs an average £1.68 in Lancashire, 24p below the national average. At the University...
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No time for pleasantries
The staff at the Institute for Learning and Teaching are a friendly lot - if a bit misguided. The institute's publications officer recently contacted more than 550 people on its mailing list,...
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The world did not change
Lessons that might have been learnt from September 11 have been lost on the US, writes Tom Palaima