How is university different from school, Miss?
An apparently growing number of students who address their lecturers as "Sir" or "Miss" may reflect a failure among school students to adjust to higher education.Philip Frame, a national teaching...
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'Selflessness' key to beating the downturn, argues v-c
City University London chief calls for the sector to rediscover its ministering vocation. John Gill reports
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Dropouts shun 'useless' support before quitting
Exit interviews with students who left the University of Worcester in their first term found that a majority of them did not consult anyone at the institution before quitting. And, of those students...
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Scotland pledges funding deal to keep universities level with England
Cabinet backs HE taskforce in return for economically 'aligned' activity, writes Olga Wojtas
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UK student ambitions get thrust from space module
The University of Leicester began teaching the first UK university course on human space flight this week.Although government policy means that there is currently no likelihood of Britain sending an...
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Leicester reaches for stars as new build totals £1bn
Widening-participation agenda will sit alongside elite ambitions, pledges v-c. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Keep the money, IP academic told
Australian ruling in favour of professor is likely to influence UK courts, writes Melanie Newman
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University of Ulster - Sports centre is 2012 star
Lord Coe, the double Olympic gold medallist, has opened world-class sports facilities at the University of Ulster, which will be available to UK teams training for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics....
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Napier University - Detective reverts to type
Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles has been republished in a new edition by third-year publishing students at Napier University. Sponsored by the Edward Clark Bequest as part of the...
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University of Derby - £7.2m profit hailed as record
A record annual operating profit of £7.2 million has been posted by the University of Derby. The figures represent a £4.5 million increase on last year's figure. The university hailed the results as...
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Loughborough University - Guide turns over new leaf
A reference guide that aims to help book lovers discover new authors by recommending 12 alternatives for each of almost 2,000 fiction writers has just appeared in its sixth edition. "Who Else Writes...
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Heriot-Watt University - Energy boost from Chevron
A group of international universities working on delivering the energy of the future now have their second European member, Heriot-Watt University. It joins Imperial College London and 15 other...
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Aberystwyth University - Menu shows great taste
Higher education institutions are not generally noted for the their fine cuisine, but the roast saddle of lamb at Aberystwyth University features in the 2008-09 True Taste Wales Food & Drink...
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University of Essex - Built for prizes
The award-winning architecture surrounding students at the University of Essex has been recognised in the Colchester 2020 and 2008 Riba Architectural Awards. The Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall was named...
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Cranfield University - Planes, trains and automobiles
A multi-million-pound centre to lead research into vehicle-condition monitoring for aircraft, ships, high-speed trains and high-performance cars has been opened at Cranfield University. The...