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Follett to head foot-and-mouth inquiry Former vice-chancellor of Warwick University, Sir Brian Follett, is to head the Royal Society inquiry into the scientific aspects of the foot-and-mouth epidemic...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph According to a MORI poll, graduates have a more pessimistic view of teaching as a career than the rest of the public. Scientists from the University of British Columbia have found the...
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Netgazette
Sheffield Hallam University Nicola Woodroofe has been made Professor of Neuroimmunology in recognition of her national and international reputation in the field. Barry Goodchild 's contribution to...
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Academic awards and prizes
University of Oxford Final Honour School of Jurisprudence 2001 : Martin Wronker Prize for best overall performance: Lisa J. Wright , Keble College; Proxime Accesserunt: Paul H. T. MacMahon ,...
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Students call shots in fight to fill places
Students entering clearing next week will find themselves holding all the cards as universities fight to fill places. Even those who do worse than expected when their results arrive on Thursday may...
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For the record
Cambridge resubmits plans for animal lab Cambridge University has resubmitted plans for a pioneering neuroscience research laboratory despite fears that it will become a target for animal rights...
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Too few points for the big prize
Claire Sanders talks to the students for whom opportunity has not knocked. Universities will deny opportunity bursaries to thousands of needy students this summer. For those turned down, the news can...
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Don's Diary
Sunday Looking forward to a break after the slog of exam boards. Lug boxes of assorted ecological equipment on to the flight to Kharkov from Heathrow. At the airport, wonder if I will ever see any of...
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World watch
Copenhagen Denmark's ministry of taxation has accused Århus University of illegal involvement in gambling through an internet-based book run by its institute of economy on the next general election....
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London college fights big deficit
Queen Mary College could accumulate a deficit of nearly £17 million over the next four years unless it takes steps to cut costs. A summary of projected income and expenditure over the next five years...
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Restoring grants is affordable says NUS
Student leaders turned up the pressure on the government to restore maintenance grants this week with new figures to back their case and a fresh campaign in Wales. The latest calculations from the...
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Science researchers demand higher funding
The Association of Researchers in Medicine and Science (Arms) this week called for fundamental changes in the organisation and funding of university research. The association said the current...
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'Disillusioned' postgraduates call for new complaints system
Postgraduate researchers feel increasingly isolated and disillusioned by a lack of proper procedures to deal with their complaints, according to a student leader, writes Cherry Canovan. James Groves...
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RAE under fire for 'pressurising' researchers
Young researchers feel under pressure to choose topics to suit the perceived preferences of the research assessment exercise, according to a study published this week. More than a fifth of those...
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Science opts for GM animals
The use of genetically modified animals in scientific procedures increased by 14 per cent last year, according to Home Office figures published this week, writes Caroline Davis. The annual Statistics...