News - December, 2008

Eat, drink and be clever

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Submitted by editor on Tue, 30/12/2008 - 10:23
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If you’ve been overindulging on chocolate and wine this Christmas season, feel guilty no longer.

Cambridge wins funding race

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Submitted by Paul Martinovic on Thu, 18/12/2008 - 16:52
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The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) announced today that Cambridge is officially the best UK university in terms of excellence in academic research.

The Rom-Com Con

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Submitted by Paul Martinovic on Tue, 16/12/2008 - 17:06
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Romantic comedies can adversely affect your relationship expectations, researchers from Edinburgh University claim.

Endowment funds endangered by credit crisis

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Submitted by Paul Martinovic on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 13:38
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UK universities continue to be one of the institutions hit hardest by the credit crunch, with reports today announcing that a potential £250million in endowment funds could be

Uni beauty pageant provokes anger

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Submitted by editor on Wed, 03/12/2008 - 12:58
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A beauty pageant involving students at London universities has provoked controversy, with other students labelling it ‘misogynistic’ and insulting.

Students need ‘hard truth’ of A-level choices

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Submitted by editor on Mon, 01/12/2008 - 15:41
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Students could be ruining their chances of getting into a good university by inadvertently choosing ‘soft’ subjects to take at A-level, a new report has shown.