Findings: Sport is behind illegal poison
In the run-up to the start of the grouse-shooting season next Tuesday, research has revealed that some managers of Scotland's grouse moors are illegally poisoning protected birds of prey to maintain...
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Findings: Penis proves multitalented
The human penis is a device that can "scoop out" semen from the female reproductive tract as well as deposit it there, US scientists have discovered, writes Natasha Gilbert. In a study that used...
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Research chief sacked after budget wrangles
The head of France's leading research institution has been sacked after refusing to cooperate with the government over budget cuts. Research minister Claudie Haigneré last week announced that Bernard...
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Italy plunged into marketing frenzy...
Italy's 70-odd state universities are intensifying their marketing campaigns this summer to attract students for the coming year despite budget constraints. Street hoardings, TV, radio and newspaper...
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US sports showdown goes to courts
American universities that normally compete on the court or field are instead facing off in court, in Congress and in the press this summer as they posture for the greatest profits from...
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... as Spain fights to woo students
Too few students and too many places are forcing Spanish universities to work harder than ever to attract entrants. "In most state universities five years ago the word 'marketing' and the concept of...
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Australian academics agree on the benefits of a lousy job
Australian academics appear to be resigned to poor employment conditions, excessive workloads and over-large classes. But they are reluctant to quit their jobs. Research shows that the academics...
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Record rise in vacant university places A record increase in the number of vacant university places will be revealed next week at the start of the last-minute clearing system scramble for courses....
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Battle to stave off fees defeat
The government and universities will join forces to save Labour's plans for top-up fees from the growing prospect of defeat this autumn. Ministers, desperate to build support for £3,000 top-up fees...
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Do midges bug you? Blame your BO
The midges that plague the Scottish Highlands in summer may choose which people to bite because of their breath or sweat, say researchers at Aberdeen University. In this month's Biologist , Jenny and...
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Russian history centre set up
A centre for the study of imperial Russia gets off the ground this month, backed by a grant from the George Soros-endowed Central European University in Budapest. The centre, funded through a $250,...
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Muralists airbrush out Ulster gunmen
Loyalists in Northern Ireland are beginning to clean up their act when it comes to gable wall murals, Ulster University sociologist Bill Rolston has found. The images of hooded gunmen in paramilitary...
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Bradford shines as Staffs tops league
New universities and colleges have sprung a few surprises this week in an annual ranking of teacher training courses traditionally dominated by old universities. The league table of the best...
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Scheme 'failed to alleviate' job fears
The government's research careers initiative has failed to improve the security of contract researchers in universities, the chair of the Commons science and technology committee said this week,...
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Hefce drive may halve big hitters' £2.5m bonus
Centres of teaching excellence could get less than half of the £2.5 million promised to each in the higher education white paper. In a consultation paper, the Higher Education Funding Council for...