Evan Wright, 1924-2012
A registrar who served the University of Bristol in various roles for almost 40 years - including seeing the institution through a period of student unrest - has died at the age of 87.Evan Wright was...
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Queen Mary, University of LondonCondition of the heartAll babies should be screened for heart defects at birth, an academic has said. A simple non-invasive test called pulse oximetry could detect...
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17 May 2012
Time and space - Periods of reflection: the essence of learning
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Dismissal threat for metrics letter
Biologist risks āgross misconductā over comments on Queen Mary restructuring. John Morgan writes
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Salford plan to axe Italian gets tongue-lashing
Students and academics have condemned the University of Salfordās plans to shut down its Italian department, warning of damage to British graduate skills in a globalised economy.
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Abertay appoints new principal
The University of Abertay Dundee has appointed a new vice-chancellor and principal almost a year after the previous head of the institution left amid a row over his retirement.
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Campus Review: Redundancies reduced at Sydney
By Jennifer Bennett for Campus Review
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Campaign launched to challenge EPSRC 'diktats'
The head of a new protest group campaigning for reform of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has called for its chief executive, David Delpy, to take action or step down
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Thinktank attacks 'perverse incentive' on overseas students
Including students in net migration statistics creates a āperverse incentiveā for the government to drive down foreign student numbers even though this does relatively little to cut long-term...
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Inside Higher Ed: Playing Politics With Poli Sci
By Doug Lederman for Inside Higher Ed
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Side effects? Nobody said anything about side effectsā¦
Researchers into complementary and alternative medicine are disregarding ābasic rules of publication ethicsā by routinely failing to report the potentially serious side effects of treatments, an...
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Itās good to talk: poll points to wise counsel
Almost 60 per cent of graduates who received counselling at university say it played a vital role in supporting their academic work, a poll has found.
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Matchmakers invited to share Ā£100 million research partnership pot
Universities will be able to bid for up to Ā£35 million in matched public funding for major research capital projects as part of a new programme, the government has announced.
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Aberdeen decides against alternative medicine chair
A university has decided against a controversial proposal to establish a chair in a brand of alternative medicine that advocates mistletoe as a cure for cancer.