Cutting edge
Can nuclear waste be disposed of safely? A group from Sheffield is looking at the alternatives. Over the past two decades, natural disasters, such as the recent storms in France and floods in...
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How to stay ahead of the deadline
WHAT. Jennifer Currie meets the brains behind Arcade, the software that helps keep students and lecturers on track. WHY. Monitoring academic progress is a bureaucratic nightmare in an era of...
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Agony aunt
The exam season is creeping up and I can see the strain starting to tell on my tutor group. How can I soothe their pre-exam nerves?. A James Gotaas. Senior lecturer in physics. University of Central...
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Rethink on bids plan for net access
Cambridge University researchers say the next auction for internet access technology demands a different structure from the one used for this month's third-generation mobile telecoms auction. The...
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Practise careers test on the web
Graduates preparing for the trials of recruitment this summer can take psychometric tests for free online. Roy Davis of SHL, the company offering the tests, said: "Employers are adopting more careful...
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Cancer treatment ageism
Elderly patients are being denied treatment for lung cancer purely on the grounds of their age, researchers have found. The study by experts from the Royal College of Physicians shows that older...
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Australians burdened by costs of studying
Australian university students are sinking deeper into debt and within three years are expected to owe the federal government more than A$10 billion (Pounds 3.8 billion). The debt is building up...
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Suicide rate suggests rise in problem student intake
Six apparent student suicides in the city of Edinburgh in the past six months appear to be bearing out fears of a rise in the number of severely disturbed students. The Committee of Vice-Chancellors...
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The University of Abertay Dundee and Northern College in Dundee
The University of Abertay Dundee and Northern College in Dundee are launching postgraduate courses for professional counsellors in response to a growing demand for help from the general public. Hat's...
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EC rules out protest of Scot fee abolition
The European Commission has rejected claims from a Conservative Member of the European Parliament that abolishing tuition fees in Scotland is illegal under European law. Chris Heaton-Harris, East...
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Are peers prejudiced?
A study confirms that studies into alternative medicine get short shrift from peer reviewers. But, says Geoff Watts, that's not the full story. Practitioners of acupuncture, homoeopathy, reflexology...
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The trials and triumphs of life
Scientists were stunned to find survivors on volcano-ravaged Mount St Helens, Steve Farrar reports. May 18 1980, 8.32am. A bright, chilly morning on Mount St Helens in Washington state. Dave Johnston...
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Emotional wins
Football fans undergo the same emotional processes as their sporting heroes following a win or a loss, psychological research has suggested. According to Sandy Wolfson, a principal lecturer in...
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Got your number
The solution of a mathematical poser that has baffled experts for 30 years has been hailed as an important breakthrough in number theory. Researchers have made the discovery concerning Gollnitz...
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Culprit caught
A mysterious virus has been identified as the culprit behind a devastating plant disease that blights the lives of many of the world's poorest farmers. The microbe, carried by tiny mites, is thought...