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Birmingham City UniversityHipsters can, and should, dig itThe relationship between urban areas and the countryside must be reconfigured, according to researchers at Birmingham City University. An...
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15 March 2012
The nature of nurture - How the past shows the way to a healthy human future
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Women and children first
For decades the science of child-rearing was guided by patriarchal ideas, but now the cradle rocks to an older rhythm. Eric Michael Johnson, in conversation with eminent evolutionary biologists Sarah...
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鈥楻ecord鈥 boost to EPSRC doctoral grants
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is to invest a record amount of money into its doctoral training grants in 2012-13.
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Funding bodies push for team effort on bids
Researchers are being 鈥渟trongly encouraged鈥 by state-sponsored funding bodies to consider whether their bids could be strengthened by collaborating with other groups and institutions.
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Students walk out over university policy
Students are taking part in a national walkout at campuses across the UK today as part of a 鈥渨eek of action鈥 calling on the government and universities to 鈥渃ome clean鈥 on their plans for higher...
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Overseas student numbers 鈥榯o rise by 30,000鈥
Overseas student numbers are set to rise by 10 per cent over the next decade, a British Council study has said.
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Thomson Reuters announces launch of third annual Academic Reputation Survey
Over 200,000 academics are currently being invited to provide their expert opinion for the world鈥檚 biggest survey of university reputations.
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Russell Group expansion leaves 1994 Group short
The universities of Durham, Exeter, York and Queen Mary, University of London, have joined the Russell Group, it has been announced.
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Inside Higher Ed: No kidding: birth control and college completion
By Paul Fain, for Inside Higher Ed
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Hefce still cautious despite 鈥榬ecord鈥 surpluses for universities
Measures of the financial health of universities are the 鈥渂est on record鈥 but the sector faces 鈥渁 large degree of uncertainty鈥 in future, according to England鈥檚 funding council.
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University is about job prospects, say parents
Only a quarter of parents believe the primary purpose of university is to broaden children鈥檚 minds, according to a new survey.
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Student finds historic letter from women's rights campaigner
A PhD student at the University of St Andrews has discovered a letter pleading with the institution to allow women to study medicine and written by one of the pioneers of the fight to allow female...
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Former head of energy giant approved as EPSRC chair
The former head of energy firm E.ON UK will become chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council after his appointment was approved by MPs.
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University fees tipping point reached
Tuition fees and education contracts took over from funding body grants as the most important income source for UK universities in the most recent full academic year, according to the latest...