Memory aids for dementia
A psychologist at the University of Abertay, Dundee, is investigating the prospect of harnessing computer technology to help dementia sufferers and their carers to communicate better. Arelen Astell...
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Hedgehog's spine work wins creator dream job
An animated hedgehog has won Dundee University student Mark Tennant a dream job as animator for computer games company DMA Design. Mr Tennant, aged 21, has been studying animation and electronic...
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A nest for Southwestern fledglings
Bristol and Bath universities are joining forces to create an innovation centre nurturing technology start-up businesses. The Academic Innovation Centre will help spin-offs and work to attract...
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Higher education appointments
University of Leicester Paul Poplawski , formerly senior lecturer in English and director of MA in Creative Writing at Trinity College Carmarthen, has been appointed director of studies at the...
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Higher education awards
Association of Colleges Edexcel Outstanding Lecturer Award for 2001 has been awarded to Marilyn Tatarkowski , a lecturer at Croydon College. Ms Tatarkowski, a lecturer at Croydon College, has taught...
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Latest UK news
Taylor is new Bradford v-c Christopher Taylor, pro vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds, will become the next vice-chancellor of the University of Bradford on October 1. Professor Taylor, a...
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Latest international news
US student may face spy charge An American exchange student who was sentenced to three years’ jail in Russia in April for drug offences, could face a charge of espionage on the evidence of a Russian...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times Saving the rainforests could be a more urgent task than most of us think, scientists at Penn State University have warned. Guardian Universities are expected to be largely...
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Carry on learning, doctor
NHS training is facing a radical shake-up. Claire Sanders talks to the man responsible for much of it Five floors above the busy streets of south London sits a man who could seriously affect your...
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Shooting stars
Young rocketeers from schools across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire went to the University of Hull last weekend to launch their self-made rockets. About 25 missiles were fielded at the second Hull Rocket...
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Boost in funding for Scots' success
The Scottish Executive has given a £700,000 boost to the leading-edge Scholar e-learning programme developed by Heriot-Watt University. The funding was announced by Scotland's deputy minister for...
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Judges bowled over by a squashy utensil
A plastic bowl that can be squashed up for storage and will not hurt when junior throws it at you is the kitchen accessory of the future, according to the judges of the Students' Plastics Design...
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Forget dreaming spires and face up to reality
For the foundation degree to thrive, the government must identify its target audience, insists Henry Seaton. Was the foundation degree a Blairite "good idea" drawn up in front of a late evening...
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Why we think health researchers should be made publicly accountable
The Harold Shipman inquiry and other high-profile cases have brought proposals for changes to make medical professionals more accountable to the government and the public. Such cases have called into...
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To go big, go private
Only the market can give the UK the higher education sector it wants, says Geoffrey Alderman. If higher education in Britain is to expand to meet national recruitment targets and training needs...