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Imperial College LondonBypassing the burgersGastric bypass surgery makes people want to eat healthier food, according to a new study. Scientists at Imperial College London found that patients who...
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Odds and quads
Gladys Aylward, the English missionary pictured with two of her adopted children (see image, right), became a household name when her heroic exploits escorting 100 orphans to safety through war-torn...
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11 August 2011
Children’s hour - The obsession with contact time is infantilising our students
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Extra funding to bolster modern languages
A project to increase the number of students doing languages at university has been awarded an extra £1.2 million.
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Dismissing riots as ‘meaningless criminality’ a mistake, academic warns
The oft-repeated claim that the riots that have broken out in London and other cities in recent days are “mindless” and “meaningless” is mistaken, an academic expert has said.
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In with the new
Phil Baty welcomes a number of fresh faces to this year’s ranking exercise, but offers a caveat, too
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Demand more from students to improve maths literacy, report urges
Universities should toughen up their demands for mathematical qualifications, including in non-science, technology, engineering and maths subjects, a taskforce has said.
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Inside Higher Ed: The Education/Religion Connection
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Watchdog growls over UK-Singapore partnerships – but does not bite
Five institutions inspected by the quality watchdog over their partnerships with providers in Singapore have been advised to take action to ensure their written agreements are “fit for purpose”.
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Colleges take step towards full degree-awarding powers
Further education colleges will be able to offer their own foundation degrees for the first time in a landmark step towards institutions obtaining full degree-awarding powers.
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Lancaster names new v-c
Lancaster University has appointed a senior manager at the University of Warwick as its next vice-chancellor.
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University status within reach for small specialists
Smaller specialist colleges have welcomed proposals from the government that would allow institutions with 1,000 higher education students to gain university title.
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Wait over for thousands of Scottish students
The number of Scottish applicants accepted on results day by Scottish universities and colleges has fallen by around 2 per cent on last year.