Rewards give robot human touch
Robots that behave like humans are a step closer to being developed thanks to research at Staffordshire University, writes Tim Greenhalgh. Alex Kleiner, a postgraduate student studying for an MSc in...
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Double vision
(Photograph) - Double vision: identical twins Helen and Ruth Jay have graduated from the University of Northumbria with the same degree from the same course. The sisters, who specialise in embroidery...
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Take-off for Surrey with Pounds 11million win
The Surrey University company spin-off SSTL has followed the successful launch of the United Kingdom's first nanosatellite by winning the lion's share of funding for British National Space Centre...
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Bug finds waste vocation
A start-up company formed by three academics from Liverpool John Moores University has developed a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way of eliminating industrial waste by using bugs....
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Imperial asks pros to sharpen their skill
A masters degree in computing for industry will be launched this autumn by Imperial College, London, and accountants Arthur Andersen. The part-time course aims to help computing professionals better...
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Storm fighters
The space insurance industry and the Tsunami initiative, funded by the Department of Trade and Industry Sector Challenge, has given Pounds 120,000 to fund two research projects into the role of space...
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Commonwealth call
Baroness Scotland, Foreign Office minister, has launched an internet-based campaign to find out what British citizens feel about the future of the Commonwealth. Baroness Scotland said at the recent...
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High score
Eight masters students at the University of Warwick have developed an electronic scoring system for national rhythmic gymnastics competitions that is designed to be as effective as more complicated...
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Small success
Chemists at the University of Sussex have fabricated a series of novel molecular structures ranging from hollow cylinders to solid wires and tubes containing metal cores. The structures will boost...
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Direct connect
Universities are developing plans for the next generation of communications devices and transport technologies. The Association of University Administrators will be debating the impact of these plans...
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Wise move
Ingenta, the world's largest web resource for the search and delivery of research articles, has reached agreement in principle with Sage, global publisher of social science, media and communications...
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Institutions will finally enjoy era of autonomy
Kicking off a series of articles from Britain's think-tanks about universities in the 21st century, Madsen Pirie of the Adam Smith Institute predicts a diminishing role for government. It is unwise...
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NHS reform sets out big challenges
Ensuring the future of an effective National Health Service is the biggest challenge the government faces. Last week's NHS Plan is far-sighted, but long after it has been consigned to the archives,...
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Tuition beggars in land of the free
I would not presume to advise on whether British universities should charge "top-up fees", but employing US models for UK problems betrays a lack of deep knowledge of the American situation. *...
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Tuber tragedy
Your report and jolly cartoon (For the record, THES, July 28) concerning the fate of the Russian potatoes collected by the plant geneticist N. I. Vavilov and his co-workers fails to bring out the...