University of Hull - Graveside manners
Researchers are attending funerals in an effort to build a picture of spirituality in modern Britain. The University of Hull project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, will examine...
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Bournemouth University - Break allows a sweep to victory
A university manager helped take England to victory in the International Cricket Council's Women's World Cup last month. Caroline Atkins is currently on sabbatical from her role as Bournemouth...
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University of Bristol - Deaf studies masters on offer
The world's first masters degree in deafhood studies has been launched by the University of Bristol. The MSc, run by the university's Centre for Deaf Studies (CDS), will focus on deafhood theory -...
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University of Sussex - Chomsky joins fight for linguistics
Noam Chomsky, emeritus professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has spoken out against the University of Sussex's decision to close its linguistics courses. Professor...
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Queen's University Belfast - Physical talent has class link
The popular perception that talented footballers are more likely to come from disadvantaged areas is being challenged by a new study. Despite famous examples such as Wayne Rooney and George Best,...
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University of Bolton - Disability perception study
A photographer and course leader at the University of Bolton is using a doctoral research project to challenge perceptions of disability. Terry Speake said his approach was to work closely with the...
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East Anglia/Southampton - Bee prepared for old age
Bee behaviour and what it can tell us about the process of ageing in other animals, including humans, is the subject of a joint project by the University of East Anglia and the University of...
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University of East London - Business initiative boost
Business start-ups in London's Thames Gateway are to be supported with the help of an East End entrepreneur. The Petchey Centre for Entrepreneurship was launched on 25 March at the University of East...
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Kingston/Royal Holloway - Child abuse prevention
A new research centre will look at ways to improve detection of child abuse to help prevent future cases like that of Baby P. The Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies is a partnership between Kingston...
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Queen's University Belfast - Cancer research first
Northern Ireland's first Cancer Research UK centre has opened at Queen's University Belfast. The centre will research new treatments with fewer side-effects for cancer sufferers, and focus in...
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University of Essex - Lecture marks a head start
A public lecture by leading Harvard University neuroscientist Alvaro Pascual-Leone marked the opening of a new Centre for Brain Science at the University of Essex. Based in the department of...
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Cranfield University - Fast-track medical developments
Cranfield University has relaunched its masters degree in translational medicine in an attempt to speed the journey from "bench to bedside" - that is, the often very long period it takes before...
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Queen's University Belfast - You'd be crabby, too
Crabs suffer and remember pain, according to new research. The study, by Bob Elwood and Mirjam Appel from Queen's University Belfast, looked at the reactions of hermit crabs to small electric shocks...
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Original features
Horace Walpole - son of Britain's first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole - bought a modest cottage in Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, in 1747. He doubled its size, added towers and battlements, and...
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Gloucestershire must save £5 million over two years
V-c says staff costs must be cut; UCU blames poor management for crisis. Melanie Newman reports