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He can't remember where his office is, but he can program machines to check the icing on cakes - Adrian Mourby meets a Cardiff friend of Mr Kipling. Bruce Batchelor does not look like an archetypal...
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Budget hike masks cut to science base
The long-term decline in support for research and development by government departments is undermining efforts to boost British science, according to an influential group of MPs. It runs counter to...
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Scot union demands end of section 28
As Scottish supporters of the retention of Section 28 prepare for a national ballot, the Association of University Teachers Scotland has publicly demanded that the legislation be repealed. The AUTS...
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Student sharpens security camera shots
Crooks caught red-handed on poor-quality security camera film can now be easily framed, thanks to a software package developed by a postgraduate student at Staffordshire University. Even the fuzziest...
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Bulb maker asks unis to leave the dark ages
Britain's universities could save millions - simply by changing their light bulbs. According to a survey of 13 institutions by lightbulb manufacturers Osram, more than Pounds 500,000 a year is wasted...
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Centre to tackle swelling infections
Liverpool's School of Tropical Medicine is to set up a support centre for elephantiasis, or lymphatic filariasis, thanks to a Pounds 1.3 million grant from the department for international...
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Globetrotting teams to help bats and turtles
Five teams of researchers linked to UK universities have won backing for expeditions around the world as part of the BP Conservation Programme. However, the real winners of the exercise, which saw a...
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Adult learning vital for Scotland, says MP
Further education colleges must do more for adult learners, Henry McLeish, Scotland's minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, has warned. Speaking at the annual seminar of Community Education...
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Cambridge brains win computing prize
A team of five experts from Trinity College, Cambridge, out-thought 31 groups of rivals from academe and industry to win the 2000 British Computer Society Programing Competition. Competitors tackled...
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Postgrad committee takes a look at itself
The National Postgraduate Committee is conducting a strategic review of its structure and operations. The review aims to target areas for growth and improvement within the organisation and to...
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Disgruntled lecturers consider strike action
Lecturers at Liverpool John Moores University are to be ballotted over industrial action following an overwhelming vote of no confidence in senior management. Almost 94 per cent of the 179 lecturers...
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League tables
Following representations from a number of institutions, a small number of adjustments have been made to the "top 70" subjects listing in the March 24 issue of The THES. Most arise from mismatches...
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ÌÇÐÄVlog is where the study is
Undergraduates are now studying closer to home, according to a migration study from the ÌÇÐÄVlog Statistics Agency. The study shows that the average first-year student is likely to enrol at...
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Race case hits college
The London Institute has been forced to review its equal opportunities policies and race awareness training following complaints by a black student, it has emerged. The issues will be discussed at a...
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Not all in the mind
Exam stress and mounting debts are leading to depression among students, writes Jennifer Currie. Depression is one of the most misunderstood medical conditions, despite the fact that it affects one...