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A Quest in the Middle East
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Rule Britannia, northern pearl of the empire
Roman Britain
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A grave kind of interred beauty
The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt
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Extremist groups set to recruit freshers
Academics are warned about burying their heads in the sand, report Anna Fazackerley and Jessica Shepherd. Universities have been warned this week that Islamist extremists are likely to target...
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Labour's student ambitions falter
The Government's drive to boost university student numbers is faltering, official figures show, writes Jessica Shepherd. Exactly 42 per cent of 17 to 30-year-olds in England were in higher education...
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'The MRC is keen to focus money where research will most succeed'
Fellowship winner Mandy Drake is eager to learn why low birthweight babies have higher health risks as adults. Mandy Drake, a paediatric endocrinologist, is one of four clinical researchers at...
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On the move...
* Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, has appointed Alan Gilloran , currently dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, to the post of vice-principal (research and development) and...
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Scholar fires sex harassment row
Mary Beard raises hackles by admitting nostalgia for an era when pedagogy had an 'erotic' element. Phil Baty writes. A leading scholar has come under attack for confessing that she feels a "wistful...
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Army wins a virtual victory
Stuart Brown, an analyst programmer in the Army, this week became one of the UK's first online foundation degree graduates. Sergeant Brown chose Bournemouth University's business and management...
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Exam certificate frauds exploit clearing dash
Fake exam certificates are on the rise as desperate students from overseas try to con their way into British universities, admissions staff were warned this week. Fraudsters are employing...
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Next week
Are you hot or not? What your students really think about you: exclusive analysis of the second National Student Satisfaction Survey.
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Career breaks hit selection for RAE
The majority of women have research records dubbed inadequate, yet no consideration is taken for time lost on maternity leave, writes Phil Baty. Women are badly underrepresented in the research...
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Wikipedia is monitored for PR disasters
Wikipedia, the hugely popular internet encyclopaedia, is emerging as the latest battleground in the competitive world of university marketing, writes Phil Baty. While anyone is free to edit and add...
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Aggro inspires bouncer to hit artistic heights
Nightclub bouncer Terry Massiah drew on his experiences at the door to inspire the artwork that landed him a first-class degree in fine art from Bedfordshire University. Mr Massiah, a father of four...
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Rooting out radicals is a job for students
Extremism is best tackled by an engaged and aware campus body and not by attempting to restrict speech, academics say. Jessica Shepherd reports. Just how should universities clamp down on extremism...