A dog's life for priest with pup
Studies show that keeping a dog as a pet reduces stress and makes people feel good about themselves - unless you're a Roman Catholic priest, it now appears. Research from the University of Wales,...
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Award celebrates work of academe's unsung heroes
The Times Higher 's awards are helping to raise the profile of staff working in areas that do not always get recognition. Teams that are helping to develop research and transferable skills among...
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Bichard says don't lose art
The rector of the University of the Arts London says the UK must not allow a vocational focus to diminish the quality of its art and design education. Rebecca Attwood reports Academic and...
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Bid to boost science profile
The creation of a new Science and Technology Facilities Council has been described by academics as a "visionary" move that could give UK science more global clout and help attract investment in big...
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Growth spurt
Twenty new lecturers are to be appointed by Wolverhampton University as part of a £2.5 million development announced this week. The posts, advertised in this week's Times Higher , are in pharmacy,...
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Bugs beware frogs
A substance produced by American bullfrogs could be used to combat methycillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus . Researchers at St Andrews University found that ranalexin, which is produced by the...
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Puttnam joins OU
Lord Puttnam of Queensgate has been installed as the new chancellor of the Open University. Brenda Gourley, the vice-chancellor, said his experience of evening-class study to further his education...
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Healthy accolades
Forty of the UK's leading medical researchers and doctors have been elected to the fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Cambridge University academics make up the largest number of fellows...
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Past impressions
A research centre dedicated to research into life in the 18th century has been opened by Liverpool University. The centre will be the largest of its kind in the UK and the first to work with other...
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New tour of duty
Former brigadier John Hoskinson has been appointed pro vice-chancellor (strategic planning and resources) of Northampton University. Mr Hoskinson, whose Army career included tours in Northern Ireland...
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It's good to talk science
Two young academics from Glasgow University have won awards for science communication from the British Association for the Advancement of Science. As a result, Karen Spencer and Rob Jenkins will...
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Nanocentre opens
York University has stepped up its research into nanomaterials with the opening of the York Jeol Nanocentre. Pratibha Gai, Jeol professor of electron microscopy, and Edward Boyes of the departments...
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An enterprising lot
Students from Nottingham University have been dubbed the most enterprising in the UK for the third year running. A team of 70 undergraduates from the Nottingham University Business School has won the...
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Men put their oar in
Bristol University rowers took the senior men's title at the 12th Bristol Universities Varsity Boat Race at the weekend. The women's competition was won by a team from the University of the West of...