Appointments
The Arts and Humanities Research Council has appointed a professor of art history as its new director of research. Shearer West will take up the post in May. Professor West is a professor of art...
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Social science PhD students short on quantitative skills, study finds
Employers and grant-holders concerned at lack of qualified research staff. Melanie Newman writes.
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Tensions high at Liverpool Hope over hiring of dean
Vice-chancellor's quality drive brings accusations of 'done deals'. Melanie Newman reports.
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Critiquing business input 'is not mere snobbery'
The Government's commitment to involve employers in devising and funding degree courses has been likened to Oscar Wilde's depiction of second marriage as "a triumph of hope over experience"....
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Scientists cite 'creator' in paper for biology journal
The appearance of creationist argument in a research paper in a respected biology journal has provoked concern among academics.The paper, which appeared in Proteomics last month, argues that a "...
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Degree powers come with risks, QAA head tells private firms
Private companies that gain the power to award their own degrees will join a "pond full of piranhas" and may be better off working with established universities to provide recognised courses,...
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University of the Arts London - A further addition to options
New courses aiming to bridge the gap between further and higher education are being launched now that the University of the Arts London has become the third UK higher education institution to secure...
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Northumbria University - Helping hand from law students
Law students are working with the charity Shelter to offer free legal advice to the homeless and badly housed. Under the collaboration, 24 final-year students of Northumbria University's Student Law...
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Edinburgh and Imperial College - Deep search for dark matter
Researchers in a laboratory located 1km underground will begin a series of experiments to confirm the existence of dark matter, which is thought to account for much of the mass of the Universe but...
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Royal Holloway, University of London - Malaysian partnership mooted
An "education city" being developed in Malaysia might soon have a UK partner. Royal Holloway, University of London, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysian firm KLEC Ventures. Kuala...
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King's College London - World first in palliative care
The Prime Minister last week presided over the opening of the first academic institute in the world to focus specifically on palliative care research and teaching. The Cicely Saunders Institute of...
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Chester and Bath - Mortuary degrees launched
The science of embalming bodies and other skills key to the mortuary profession are to be taught in a new foundation degree, the first of its kind in the UK. The mortuary science degree launched by...
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Queen Mary, University of London - Credit for extracurricular work
A new course designed to encourage students to broaden the focus of their learning beyond purely academic study has been launched by Queen Mary, University of London. The Drapers' Skills Award for...
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De Montfort University - Students put training in motion
Andrew Motion, the poet laureate, along with Booker and Turner prizewinners, will be among the glitterati attending a week-long cultural festival at De Montfort University from 25 to 29 February. The...
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University of Nottingham - CO2 research facility opens
A £1.1 million research centre to explore the technology needed to capture and store carbon dioxide permanently in the ground opened last week at the University of Nottingham. The Centre for...