University of Sunderland - Work those neurons
A scheme that offers learners access to a "gym for the mind" has won an award. The University of Sunderland's Explore programme is a lifelong-learning scheme that follows the model of gym membership...
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Oxford/Southampton - Online predictions
A centre devoted to the study of the World Wide Web is to be established as a joint venture by two universities. The Institute for Web Science will be set up by the universities of Southampton and...
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University of Aberdeen - Fins could be worse
Large fish farms may not have a bigger environmental impact on the seabed than their smaller counterparts, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen examined how the size of a...
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Birkbeck, University of London - Write turn
A school of law has launched a writer-in-residence programme, offering a placement to scholars who have achieved distinction in the field of critical theory. The scheme at Birkbeck, University of...
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University of Greenwich - The swing of things
Golfers could improve their swings thanks to research under way at a London university. Peter Brooks, a PhD student at the University of Greenwich, is using state-of-the-art equipment to analyse...
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University of Leeds - Let's talk about sex
People with learning difficulties are being hampered by a lack of basic sex education, which is leaving them embarrassed, vulnerable and confused. This is the finding of a three-year project by the...
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University of Abertay Dundee - Dude looks like a lady, thankfully
Women who want large families tend to be attracted to men with more feminine features, suggesting a preference for paternal care and fidelity over wealth. Researchers at the University of Abertay...
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Cardiff University - Cosmic break-up
An amateur astronomer has made a major discovery after taking part in an educational project led by scientists at Cardiff University. Nick Howes took the first pictures showing a split in the nucleus...
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University of Gloucestershire - Five into three
Plans to overhaul the structure of a university have been finalised. The University of Gloucestershire has decided to restructure as three faculties instead of five. The faculties - professional...
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University of Salford - Frog's legs' rare narrative
Video footage of the rare sight of a Bornean rock skipper frog communicating by waving its legs has been released by the University of Salford. The frog waves because the din from fast-running...
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Cardiff/Warwick - Comparatively happy
Money makes you happy only if it improves your social standing, researchers have found. The team from the universities of Cardiff and Warwick wanted to explain why people in rich nations on average...
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University of Bolton - Defender of the Earth
Manchester United and England footballer Gary Neville is building the North West's first zero-emissions eco-home - and is getting some help from students. The full back wants to build a four-bedroom...
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University of Hull - Weighty subject
A new research centre will examine the relationship between food, obesity and disease. The Humberside Obesity, Nutrition, Education and Innovation Centre at the University of Hull is the first of its...
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Fit to print
French lithography will be the subject of the first exhibition at a new art gallery at the University of Kent. The Art of Lithography exhibition is being held at the Studio 3 gallery in the School of...
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Odds and quads
Joanna Southcott (1750-1814) won fame in the late 18th century for reportedly foreseeing the Napoleonic Wars and other significant events.On her death, she left a sealed wooden box said to contain...