V-cs criticised for inaction over retirement age
Government plans to scrap the fixed retirement age in the UK have been welcomed as a transformative change for higher education staff - but prompted criticism of vice-chancellors for not acting...
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Reform for externals excludes register
No evidence of 'shortcomings', but review proposes measures to boost clarity. Rebecca Attwood writes
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University of Wolverhampton - Trotter of the Yard
Studies of cartilage in pigs' trotters could help investigators looking into suspicious demises pinpoint the time of death. Christopher Rogers, a PhD student in forensic science at the University of...
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University of Stirling - Satisfied customers
A Scottish university has held its first degree ceremony in Singapore. The University of Stirling event marked the successful completion of a two-year degree in retail by more than 150 Singaporeans...
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University of Central Lancashire - Do they have what it takes?
Researchers aim to uncover how undergraduate learning links with the skills needed in the workplace. A team from the University of Central Lancashire has been awarded £200,000 by the National...
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Glyndwr University - Boost for Welsh postgrads
Welsh graduates are being offered a leg-up into further study via a scholarship scheme. The Glyndwr University fund is open to students who are either living in Wales or have graduated from a Welsh...
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University of Sussex - Archive of inspiration
A director making a film documenting a day in the life of people across the planet took his inspiration from the university archives of a project that charted life in Britain during the Second World...
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University of Leicester - Slowly but surely
Researchers have uncovered the earliest UK evidence of a tortoise kept as a family pet. Richard Thomas, an archaeologist at the University of Leicester, discovered a bone belonging to a late-19th-...
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Bristol/West of England - Power stream
Music festivals of the future could be partly powered by the urine from on-site revellers if university researchers reach their goal. Scientists at the Bristol Robotic Laboratory, a research facility...
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Flag it up
These paper flags, made from the pages of books, are the work of Jon Adams, artist-in-residence at the University of Portsmouth. They were planted en masse at the university as part of a public art...
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OU chief says time is ripe to rethink bad policies
Martin Bean sees Lord Browne's review as chance to help restore ELQ funding, writes Simon Baker
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Archive bodies unite to defend records from cuts
Initiative seeks sustainable ways to preserve collections. Matthew Reisz reports
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THE World University Rankings
We have had to make some extraordinarily difficult decisions this week - on which institutions to exclude from our 2010 World University Rankings.In the autumn, we will publish our annual list of the...
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Chinese students admit to little or no idea about ethics
Chinese students and researchers have "little or no idea" about academic ethics and misconduct, a study suggests.
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#loveHE
As part of our #loveHE campaign, ÌÇÐÄVlog has asked followers on Twitter to tell us why they love the academy.Tweet of the week:Because education improves people's lives. Support...