Paula Allman, 1944-2011
Through her work in adult education and her force of personality, Paula Allman was "revered by those who dream of and work towards ushering in a better world".Born on 17 January 1944 in Chicago, Dr...
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Campus round-up
University for the Creative Arts/KentSlime mould gets movingTwo universities have joined forces in an attempt to explain complicated biological processes with computer-generated animation. The joint...
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Odds and quads
Charles Darwin spent only 18 months of HMS Beagle's five-year voyage at sea.
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1 December 2011
Holding out for some heroes - An embattled academy needs a new breed of chancellor
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Value quality of research, not grant proposals, Sir Paul Nurse urges
Research funders should avoid 鈥渕icromanaging鈥 research and requiring applicants to set out the impact of their proposals, according to the president of the Royal Society.
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European Commission unveils research spending plans
The European Research Council鈥檚 budget will increase by nearly 80 per cent if the European Commission鈥檚 detailed proposals for its research and innovation spending are adopted.
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Woolf returns damning verdict on LSE鈥檚 Libya links
The London School of Economics was guilty of multiple failures of governance and management in its links with the deposed Gaddafi regime, an inquiry has concluded.
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Teesside lecturer arrested in phone hacking inquiry
A senior lecturer at Teesside University is reported to have been arrested as part of Operation Weeting, the ongoing Metropolitan Police investigation into phone hacking.
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University staff join 鈥榖iggest strike for a generation鈥
University lecturers and support staff are on strike over pensions today, joining national action that unions say will involve up to two million public sector workers.
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White Paper policies are 鈥榲irus-like destroyers鈥 of university ideal
The government鈥檚 higher education reforms are built round a set of 鈥渕eretricious policy concepts鈥 鈥 competition, choice and access 鈥 which are in fact 鈥渧irus-like destroyers of the idea of a...
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Welsh government rules on Glyndwr merger proposals
Glyndwr University has been saved from merger after the Welsh education minister rejected a proposal that it should move into a 鈥済roup structure鈥 managed by Bangor and Aberystwyth universities.
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Removal of VAT barrier to encourage shared services
A major barrier to universities saving money by sharing services is set to be removed by the government.
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Chancellor announces 拢200 million boost to science funding
Science organisations have welcomed the government鈥檚 announcement of 拢200 million in additional capital spending.