University of Essex - An outdoor gym'll fix it
Just five minutes of "green exercise" a day can benefit people's mood, self-esteem and mental health, a new study suggests. Jo Barton and Jules Pretty of the University of Essex's department of...
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University of Salford - Admiring looks for style winners
Key figures from the fashion industry were present as a group of University of Salford fashion students won an award for their work. The Salford undergraduates fought off competition from other...
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Edge Hill University - Taking the plunge in Mandarin
Some British students will have the opportunity to become immersed in Mandarin after their university sealed an official partnership with a Chinese institution. Edge Hill University and South China...
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Newman University College - Roadblocks to truth identified
Four key barriers that stop children and young people reporting abuse have been identified in a new study. The research was carried out by Stan Tucker, dean of the School of Community and...
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Liverpool Hope University - Muslim studies degree launched
Britain's first MA in contemporary Muslim studies is to be launched later this year. Liverpool Hope University said that the course, which is due to start in September, matches up with an area of...
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University of Leeds - Marks sparks look at our plates
One of the country's best-known retail chains is to sponsor research into the social history of food. The doctoral scholarship at the University of Leeds is being backed by Marks & Spencer, and...
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University of Lincoln - Wartime narratives commended
A radio documentary exploring the effect of war on the families of those in the armed services has won two broadcast journalism awards in the US. Letters of Love from Home was originally broadcast on...
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University of Bristol - Time for a crabby wake-up call
The phenomenal feats of endurance by red crabs on Christmas Island have been analysed in new research. Scientists at the University of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences studied the behaviour of...
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University of East Anglia - Biographical conservation area
More than 100 personal notebooks and unpublished poetry by the writer, environmentalist and film-maker Roger Deakin have been bequeathed to a university. The collection had been stored in dozens of...
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Nottingham Trent University - Reaching out in unison
A scheme has been launched to strengthen links between a university and the local community and build on work with partner schools and colleges.The Nottingham Trent University Partnership Scheme has...
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University of Cambridge - Caught in a web of tweets
People wanting to keep track of their elected representatives after last week's election now have a helping hand. Students at the University of Cambridge's computer lab have set up a website offering...
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Bangor University - Experimental conversations
A research "laboratory" to investigate bilingualism has opened in Wales. The centre for research on bilingualism in theory and practice at Bangor University will conduct research into how languages...
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UHI Millennium Institute - Home-grown hospitality
Leaders of the Scottish tourist industry met to discuss plans for a new degree. The experts met in Inverness to discuss the BA in tourism and hospitality practice planned at the UHI Millennium...
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University of Northampton - Sharing special needs expertise
Primary school principals and teachers from Hong Kong visited a British university to study methods to improve the treatment of students with special educational needs. The teachers took part in a...
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A nose for trouble
Scientists hope research into how hammerhead sharks sniff out their prey will influence design for chemical sensors for counter-terrorism, underwater exploration and medicine. Jonathan Cox, a...