UK giving culture is in Stone Age, says Lampl
Universities in the UK are in the Stone Age when it comes to alumni fundraising, according to the multimillionaire education philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl, writes Rebecca Attwood. Sir Peter,...
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Bollywood dreams
Sedate Winchester and the glitzy Bollywood film industry would seem to have little in common, but a new programme run by the city's university could change that. Staff and students at Winchester...
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Healthy involvement
Hertfordshire University's Centre for Mental Health Recovery discussed a new approach to treating mental illness this week. The centre played host to the second meeting of the Eastern Region Mental...
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Colour contrasts
The University of the West of England is leading a major European project to explore how artists, designers, scientists and technologists can collaborate to improve colour management, colour digital...
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Poets' corner
Plymouth University will host a poetry evening next week with readings by Chris Hamilton-Emery and Tim Liardet. The Peninsula Arts's Two Poets , One Evening event will be held on February 21 at 6....
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Skeleton movements
An intelligent exoskeleton developed by researchers at Abertay Dundee University could help cut physiotherapy waiting times. Researchers in Abertay's School of Computing and Creative Technologies...
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Applications surge elates universities
Tony Tysome finds maths and sciences surprisingly popular as number of would-be students rockets Admissions staff this week admitted to being baffled by a sudden and unexpected surge in the...
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Surrey managers pleased as forecast rise becomes torrent
Managers at Surrey University had forecast a rise in the number of applications this year, but even they were surprised to witness a scramble for places that has left them with a 40 per cent increase...
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Bursary is not a surefire draw
Universities that are generous with bursary cash do not necessarily attract the most applications, a new report reveals. Research by Universities UK on the impact of variable fees found that some of...
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With God on his side
A former police officer who enrolled at Canterbury Christ Church University in 1993 with one A level has left the university with a PhD and a prestigious international award for his theological...
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Films on the home front
A new website featuring films of life on the home front in Britain during the Second World War is being launched at Brighton University this week. Screen Archive South East is run by the university...
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Creative thinking
A virtual environment centre - one of the most advanced in the world and unique in Europe - was launched by Salford MP Hazel Blears at Salford University this week. The Think Lab is a state-of-the-...
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Spin-off plaudits
A spin-off company in Aberdeen, B1 Medical, has been named Most Promising New Life Science Company in Scotland for its revolutionary orthopaedic inventions to aid sufferers of illnesses such as...
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County responds to higher calling
While a Cumbrian partnership prospers, a Scottish venture seems to have run its course. Tony Tysome and Olga Wojtas report. Cumbria University's vice-chancellor-to-be Chris Carr apologises for the...