British population and university distribution compared
Despite the apparently inequitable clustering of universities in certain hot spots across the UK, the correlation between where people study and the distribution of the general population is...
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Laurie Taylor
When the digging stopped“A Eureka moment.” That was how our professor of archaeology, Mortimer Wheelbarrow, described the result of his latest dig at a site in the East Midlands area.In an article in...
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International and postgraduate student fees survey 2013
For postgraduate and international students, the cost of studying in the UK can vary wildly. With new data showing what each university will charge next year, David Matthews assesses the implications...
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REF submission row
Leicester denies reneging on promise not to penalise scholars over issue. Paul Jump writes
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Herts lecturer invites public to feel the burn
Lecturer whips the average into shape for gruelling Barcelona triathlon
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AHRC and ESRC say changes do not mean narrower horizons
But scholars question motives behind restriction of project studentships
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Zero-hours contracts rife in education
UCU research aims to find figure for academy alone
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When the digging stopped
Source: KobalArchaeologists do it deeper“A Eureka moment.” That was how our professor of archaeology, Mortimer Wheelbarrow, described the result of his latest dig at a site in the East Midlands area....
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Odds and quads - 8 August 2013
This 400-year-old Bible is probably the most infamous of the rare religious books and manuscripts held in the University of Leicester’s Robjohns Collection
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News in brief - 8 August 2013
Higher Education AcademyMarshall commands top jobThe deputy head of the Higher Education Academy has taken over its helm. Stephanie Marshall, who was formerly deputy chief executive (research and...
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Campus round-up - 8 August 2013
Source: Johan ReinhardGateway drugs to sacrificeChildren sacrificed by the Incas were sedated with alcohol and cocaine, archaeologists have confirmed. A team from the University of Bradford analysed...
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THE Scholarly Web - 8 August 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Appointments - 8 August 2013
University of MelbourneKaren Day“All Australians abroad speak of ‘going home’: this is how it feels to me,” said Karen Day, who has been appointed dean of science at the University of Melbourne, her...
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David Solomon, 1923-2013
“A legendary figure at UCLA” who proved a pioneer in geriatric medicine has died