Door still open to union
Further to your report on the launch of the New Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff (JNCHES) (The Week in Higher Education, 2 October), there is absolutely no confusion in our...
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Show us the science
Dave Kimber cites the "Sternberg" controversy as a case for prejudice against the publication of intelligent design research papers in established peer-reviewed journals (Letters, 2 October). The...
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Graduate info is available
Though I welcome Conservative Shadow Universities Minister Adam Afriyie's desire for "more and better information to help students choose degree courses that are most likely to lead to a graduate...
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I was there
James Noble Rogers of the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (Letters, 25 September) and Jeremy Hoad of the British Educational Research Association (Letters, 2 October) opine that my...
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STFC right on Targett
Picking up the recently published Wakeham Review of UK Physics, I skipped to the bit about the Science and Technology Funding Council (STFC) and found the following sentence:"The STFC's governance...
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University of Glasgow - Rivals join forces against cancer
The captains of Celtic and Rangers football teams have set aside their competitive differences and made a joint appeal for donations to build a new cancer research centre in Scotland. Stephen McManus...
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University of Ulster - Professor fosters Latin links
A professor's continuing links with his previous institution in South America are giving undergraduates at the University of Ulster a chance to spend up to a year studying in Venezuela. The...
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RSAMD - Scottish students are high flyers
Scotland's leading conservatoire is taking its students to new heights with training in automated flying. The technical and production arts BA programme at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and...
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Cardiff University - Welsh member for bank scheme
The international network of higher education institutions promoted by Banco Santander has acquired its first Welsh member. Cardiff University has signed an agreement of co-operation with Santander's...
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Napier University - A real one-man band
A lecturer in creative industries has built an electronic drum kit that can produce the sounds of an entire band. Bryden Stillie of Napier University has used £4,500 worth of technology for the kit,...
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St George's and Royal Holloway - A merging of like minds
St George's, University of London and Royal Holloway, University of London have announced plans to merge. The two institutions said the decision would combine the competitive excellence of the two...
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University of Derby - Bright young things on show
Circus jugglers, railway track testers and T-shirt makers were among the young entrepreneurs exhibiting at a trade show at the University of Derby last week. Open for Business brought together...
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University of Essex - Freshers enjoy artistic welcome
Artist Henrik Schrat has welcomed new students to the University of Essex's Colchester site by painting a series of murals around the campus. The silhouette images form part of Schrat's exhibition,...
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University of Northampton - Gifts sought for the gifted
A drive to raise £2 million for a new scholarship endowment fund has been launched by the University of Northampton.The fundraising push began with a reception for potential benefactors, who were...
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University of Warwick - Unbridled talent harnessed
The wasted talent of thousands of would-be jockeys has prompted a researcher at the University of Warwick to help set up a new foundation degree for the racing industry. Deborah Butler, a...