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The week in books
Tenor: History of a Voice by John Potter, vocal studies MA course leader, University of York. Yale University Press, £20.00, ISBN 9780300118735"If you are looking for an opera fan's guide to top...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingASIAN STUDIES- Shots in the Dark: Japan, Zen and the WestBy Shoji Yamada, associate professor at the International Research Centre for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan. University...
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V-c's view: rethink the sector or it's downhill from here
The prospect of greater private involvement in UK higher education has been mooted by a vice-chancellor who is calling for a radical re-envisioning of the sector.Nigel Thrift, vice-chancellor of the...
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University of East Anglia - US grant for overseas study
The University of East Anglia has become the first university outside the United States to receive an award from the Institute for Study Abroad Foundation, an American funding body set up to support...
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The Open University - Partnerships broker
A business consultancy has been appointed by The Open University to encourage more employers to bring learning into the workplace. The consultancy firm, Partnership Development Solutions, will look...
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Gray's School of Art - Japan the brave
Students at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen have been working with Edinburgh-based social enterprise Sakura Scotland to design a collection of Japanese tartans. Daniel Crozier, a student and budding...
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University of Aberdeen - Music and lyrics
Carol Ann Duffy, the recently appointed Poet Laureate, will be the star guest at the University of Aberdeen's Writers Festival this week. The poet, who is professor of contemporary poetry at...
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University of Leicester - Watchdog in the dock
The performance of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) during the global financial crisis was scrutinised at an event held by a new research group at the University of Leicester's Centre for...
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University of Chester - Dutch visit
A group of teachers, headteachers and experts in special educational needs from the Netherlands has taken part in a study trip to the University of Chester. The week-long trip was organised by Anne-...
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University of Manchester - Centre honours Nobel recipient
A £39 million research centre that will house one of the largest biomedical complexes in Europe officially opened at the University of Manchester last week. The A.V. Hill Building - named after the...
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University of Nottingham - Climate phrases
The language of climate change is littered with metaphors and emotive terms, from the ubiquitous "carbon footprint" to descriptions of environmentalists as "carbon fascists". Now linguists at the...
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University of Sheffield - Boeing funding aims high
Students from the University of Sheffield are set to benefit from a funding scheme created by aerospace company Boeing. More than £,000 has been donated by the firm to fund scholarships and additions...
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University of York - The rise of Twitterfall
Twitterfall, a programme developed by students at the University of York to help users of social networking service Twitter find people writing about topics they are interested in, has caught the...
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Imperial College London - Independence mace makes debut
A silver and gilt mace created to mark the independence of a London university has made its first appearance. The mace, donated by the Goldsmiths' Company in recognition of its longstanding...