University of Greenwich - Life-changing advances
An institute is to be established to study how digital technology is affecting the way we live. The launch of the Institute for the Converging Arts and Sciences at the University of Greenwich was...
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Birmingham/Loughborough/Nottingham - Energetic start
A £3 million virtual graduate school with a green focus has officially opened and will begin teaching its first students this month. The Midlands Energy Graduate School, a collaboration between the...
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University of Strathclyde - African aid
A registered network of literacy teachers is to be set up in Malawi with the assistance of the University of Strathclyde. The University of Malawi is working with seven Scottish teacher training...
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University of Essex - Vox populi
The public's views on foreign policy, from the deployment of troops in Afghanistan to issues of immigration and asylum, are to be gauged by researchers. In the first survey of its kind, Thomas Scotto...
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University of Glasgow - Black and write
The start of Black History Month was marked with a lecture on 6 October at the University of Glasgow on how Scottish writing by African and Asian authors has changed the literary landscape. Willy...
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Nottingham Trent University - Voice and all
Oliver Cromwell's "voice" is being captured by a project at Nottingham Trent University. A series of workshops is being held with Cromwell biographers and experts from across the globe that bring...
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University of Lincoln - From the top
Leading journalists are giving a series of guest lectures at the University of Lincoln. John Pilger, the journalist and documentary maker, Mark Byford, deputy director-general of the BBC, and Dorothy...
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Loughborough University - The way to an athlete's heart ..
Two university chefs have spent a fortnight in Japan to improve their understanding of the country's food culture. The visit by Mark Price and Andy Grant, from Loughborough University, was part of a...
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Middlesex University - Sand, sea and... study
The first British university campus in Mauritius will open next year. Middlesex University is setting up the campus in partnership with regional education provider JSS Mahavidyapeetha, and will offer...
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University of Southampton - Flash thinking
People can communicate through the power of thought alone - with a little technological assistance. Christopher James, a researcher at the University of Southampton's Institute of Sound and Vibration...
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Time for reflection
This maze of 76 highly polished steel plates forms part of the University of Bristol's centenary celebrations. The sculpture, Follow Me, was created by Jeppe Hein, the acclaimed Danish artist, and...
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Victorian news travels fast
An online resource from the British Library is speeding up research for scholars of the 19th century, says Zoë Corbyn
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Grant winners
Science and Technology Facilities CouncilAward winner: Alison LairdInstitution: University of YorkValue: £287,000Explosive nucleosynthesis in novae and X-ray burstsAward winner: Dan WattsInstitution...
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On a mission
Libby Aston, the University Alliance's new head, says the organisation must punch its weight in influencing policy
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Appointments
An executive at a global design company has been appointed dean of the School of Design at Northumbria University. Steven Kyffin, senior director of design research and innovation at Royal Philips...