London School of Economics - Metropolis now
The lives of city-dwellers may be improved by the work of a new international centre at the London School of Economics. LSE Cities is funded by a 60-month, £1 million-a-year endowment from Deutsche...
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University of Warwick - Special relationship
A grant of more than £250,000 has been awarded to the University of Warwick to fund a collaborative research programme involving its Centre for the Study of the Renaissance and the Centre for...
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University of Glasgow - Come on you Bluetooth
Scientists at the University of Glasgow are working on a networking system using Bluetooth technology that could allow sports fans to interact with each other at stadium events. Ad hoc networking...
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De Montfort University - It's caffeine time
A watch designed to supply caffeine directly to a driver's bloodstream has been invented by a student at De Montfort University. The "Folli Watch" improves drivers' reaction speeds by gradually...
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Durham University - Partnership built on faith
Durham University has signed a partnership with former Prime Minister Tony Blair's Faith Foundation, joining Yale University and the National University of Singapore. The foundation is attempting to...
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University of Edinburgh - Get on your boat, Pilgrim
A researcher at the University of Edinburgh claims to have debunked the myth that the Pilgrim Fathers - among the first English settlers in America - were all committed explorers. Susan Hardman Moore...
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University of Cambridge - Party like it's 1209
Drinkers in Cambridge are being invited to toast the university's 800th anniversary with a pint of ale brewed specially for the occasion. The beer, named "1209" after the year of the university's...
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University of Bath - Finding finbot
A European Union grant worth EUR1.8 million (£1.5 million) has been awarded to a consortium of five European research institutions including the University of Bath to build a robot that will help...
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Queen's University Belfast - Doomsday clock
A £6.7 million research centre focusing on environmental change has been opened at Queen's University Belfast. The Centre for Climate, the Environment and Chronology features expensive chronological...
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University of East Anglia - London calling
A university based in Norwich is to establish a centre in London. The University of East Anglia's London Study Centre will be set up with INTO University Partnerships and will offer postgraduate...
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University of Wales Institute, Cardiff - Because we care
The treatment of students from social-care backgrounds has won the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff a national award. The Frank Buttle Trust Quality Mark for Care Leavers in Higher Education...
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University of Dundee - Gene meanies
Researchers at the University of Dundee have uncovered previously unknown genes in the E. coli organism that could provide clues to the origin of disease. The study, funded by the Biotechnology and...
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University College London - Team players
Secondments and joint projects between a global consultancy and a London university are up for grabs. University College London has signed a memorandum of understanding with Arup, the design,...
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College of Law - Legal eaglets
The first cohort of students to complete a programme designed to widen access to the legal profession has been congratulated at a special ceremony. The £1.5 million Pathways to Law scheme was...
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University of Central Lancashire - Community first
A masters course in community leadership being offered by the University of Central Lancashire is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK. The International School for Communities, Rights and...