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As the online version of the article about Ken Pounds ("Eternal explorer", 28 January) gave his name as Ken£ for most of Thursday, I look forward to future articles about the poet Robert `s, the...
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Grit and miss
I was a pale and anxious steward at Millwall Football Club in the glory days of the late 1980s, and I'm sure there were a couple of extra syllables in their supporters' defiant chant ("The news...
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University of Sheffield - Them bones find a home
A collection of human skeletal remains is to get a new home at the University of Sheffield, thanks to £25,000 worth of donations from an alumni campaign. The new "Juvenile Developmental Osteology...
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UHI Millennium Institute - Gaelic funding sparks row
The prospective University of the Highlands and Islands has become embroiled in a row over funding for its Gaelic language courses. Bord na Gaidhlig, the agency that allocates cash to support Gaelic...
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Lancaster University - Forging links with Pakistan
A dual degree is to be launched in Pakistan following a new partnership between Lancaster University and Comsats Institute of Information Technology. It is the first such deal to be struck between a...
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School of Communication Arts - 'Mad Men' for a new era
A school to train the next generation of advertising professionals is to be accredited by the University of the Arts London. The School of Communication Arts will be run by industry experts and will...
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The Robert Gordon University - Mental health training boost
A grant of £40,000 has been awarded to The Robert Gordon University to help create new nursing training programmes in mental health. The funding from NHS Grampian Mental Health Services will enable...
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Sheffield Hallam University - Automatic pilots
A new centre for robotics has been launched at Sheffield Hallam University. The Centre for Automation and Robotics Research, the only one of its kind in the region, aims to be a "hotbed" of robotics...
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University of Nottingham - Put the kettle on
Students are being encouraged to be good neighbours as part of a new campaign at the University of Nottingham. "Make time for tea" is a bid to boost community spirit by encouraging students living...
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Aston University - Speak up for diversity
The status of regional dialects is to be raised by two new research projects looking at the way people speak in the Black Country and Birmingham. The studies at Aston University will examine how...
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University of Dundee - Danger of no warning sign
A Scottish university failed to warn prospective employers about the behaviour of a student nurse who went on to kill four women, according to an independent study. Colin Norris, who trained at the...
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Edge Hill University - Congratulations for inclusivity
Celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the foundation of Edge Hill University focused on its ongoing commitment to widening access to higher education. The university marked its anniversary last...
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University of Northampton - Caller, I knew it was you
"Telephone telepathy" is to be investigated by a team at the University of Northampton. The researchers are looking for people who have been unexpectedly called by an acquaintance while they were...
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University of Liverpool - Hope for deadly virus control
Academics are seeking to limit cases of a stomach virus that causes more than half a million deaths a year worldwide. The University of Liverpool is involved in a public-private partnership that...
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Kingston University - Try harder to engage workers
Just a third of employees perceive their work as meaningful and have opportunities to voice their views. And unsurprisingly, this category of workers is the most "engaged". A two-year study at...