Big History and the Future of Humanity
Narratives don't come much grander than the current scientific view of the history of the Universe - a 14 billion-year saga so far, with many billions more to come. Against that backdrop, the...
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Gender Inclusive Engineering Education
This book has an interesting title: the words "gender" and "inclusive", coupled with engineering and education, reflect a "no mean feat" challenge in attempting even to think, let alone write, about...
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES- Forest Wildlife Ecology and Habitat ManagementBy David R. Patton, emeritus professor of forest wildlife ecology, Northern Arizona University. CRC Press, £57.99. ISBN...
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Hefce clawback could add to Gloucestershire's woes
Council minutes say outcome of audit of student numbers is 'risk to university'. Simon Baker writes
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News in brief
Royal InstitutionSir Richard Sykes named chairFormer Imperial College London rector Sir Richard Sykes has been named the new chair of the Royal Institution. Sir Richard, who is also a former chairman...
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Odds and quads
Although it may look more like a slice of cake or the world's most elaborate pizza topping, this is in fact a paint sample from the dado rail in the coffee lounge of St Pancras Chambers.
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Networking error as academy cuts the bubbly when it is needed most
Business contacts must be cultivated in the age of austerity, academics argue. Hannah Fearn writes
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Take a risk and invest your pension cash in a student
Report advocates an 'efficient and fair' alternative to the student loans system, writes Hannah Fearn
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The mugs game we all play to win
Matthew Reisz on startling research into the role facial features play in our opinions of other people
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THE Awards 2010: shortlist announced
Are you on the shortlist?
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With too much brand in their diet, applicants must be fed more facts
Publish data to show reality of study and prospects, says quality chief. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Ear 'ere
A performance artist who had a "third ear" surgically implanted in his arm has won a prize for excellence in the field of digital and electronic art. Stelios Arcadiou, known as Stelarc, a visiting...
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Heriot-Watt University - Rich seam of financial support
A gold-mining magnate is to make a gift of more than £1 million to his alma mater to fund energy research. Robert M. Buchan, founder of the mining company Kinross Gold, will donate £1.3 million to...
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Anglia Ruskin University - Seen, heard and understood
Listening to the "voices" of young people is the remit of a new research institute. The Childhood and Youth Research Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, a multidisciplinary centre, will aim to put...
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University of Nottingham - Low-carbon centre's high hopes
A £6.5 million centre for research into renewable energy is to be launched. The Energy Technologies Building at the University of Nottingham will aim to be one of the lowest-carbon buildings in...