Taming the River: Negotiating the Academic, Financial, and Social Currents in Selective Colleges and Universities
Roger Brown hails an insightful study of scholastic performance and ethnicity on US campuses
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(J) = Review forthcomingARTS AND DESIGN- Rethinking the Meaning of Place: Conceiving Place in Architecture-UrbanismBy Lineu Castello, invited professor at PROPAR: Research and Postgraduate Programme...
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University of Gloucestershire - Capital campus sold
A university has sold its London campus for £9.7 million. The University of Gloucestershire handed ownership of the site to LHA London Limited last week, although university activities will continue...
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University of Reading - Big vision for small molecules
A £4.5 million centre for chemical analysis has been opened. The centre, based in the School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy at the University of Reading, will focus on small molecule research. David...
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Bath Spa University - Drama on the dance floor
A former nightclub has been taken over by a university, which plans to transform it into a city centre base for music and the performing arts. The site is to be used by Bath Spa University for a new...
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University of Hertfordshire - Can't rely on cut of the cloth
Politicians may have donned red, blue and yellow ties to denote their party affiliations during the election campaign but, according to an academic, political colours no longer hold the sway they...
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University of East Anglia/Easton College - Food for thought
Global challenges of food security, sustainable agriculture and agricultural training and education are to be tackled at a new centre in Norwich. The Centre for Contemporary Agriculture will...
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University of Aberdeen - Grave act of vandalism
The grave of a great Scottish academic has been vandalised and a commemorative bronze plaque stolen. William MacGillivray, a naturalist and former professor at the University of Aberdeen, died in...
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University of Sunderland - Winning partnership
A British Olympian travelled to Trinidad to present degree certificates to business students to highlight the importance of international partnerships in higher education. Steve Cram, an Olympic...
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Leeds Metropolitan University - Global revolution under scrutiny
The internationalisation of higher education is to be studied in a new research centre. Leeds Metropolitan University's Centre for Academic Practice and Research in Internationalisation aims to "...
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University of Worcester - MSc nets its first star players
The "Lithuanian Kalashnikov" is among the leading basketball stars to have signed up to the first MSc in European basketball-coaching science. The course, delivered by the University of Worcester in...
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Edge Hill University - Worthy contributions
Students have been recognised for their outstanding work in the voluntary sector and the workplace. As part of Edge Hill University's 125th anniversary celebrations, its careers centre hosted an...
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University of Manchester - We shall remember you
A service of thanksgiving has been held in memory of people who have donated their bodies to a university in the past year. The cadavers donated to the University of Manchester are used for the...
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University of Salford - Software aids World Cup planners
Researchers have created software that has been used to plan for emergencies in South Africa's World Cup stadiums. A program developed at the University of Salford has helped the South African...
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Canterbury/Chester/York St John - Building on foundations of faith
Three universities with Christian foundations have signed an agreement to cultivate collaborative links. A "significant" memorandum of understanding signed by Canterbury Christ Church University, the...