Building blocks
19 November 2009
Paul Thompson's first priority as the head of the Royal College of Art will be to ensure a smooth move to a new campus
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Building blocks
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Appointments
Appointments
19 November 2009
Roger Kain, deputy vice-chancellor for research and knowledge transfer at the University of Exeter, has been named dean and chief executive at the University of London's School of Advanced Study. Professor Kain is an expert on the history...
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Jerry Morris, 1910-2009
Jerry Morris, 1910-2009
19 November 2009
The academic who decisively established the link between exercise and health - and was still exercising in his hundredth year - has died.
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Never out of date
Never out of date
12 November 2009
Tackling both the theory and practice of love, Barbara Bloomfield says you have to be proactive to find the right person
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Appointments
Appointments
12 November 2009
A new pro vice-chancellor has been appointed at the University of Bath.
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John Ramsden, 1947-2009
John Ramsden, 1947-2009
12 November 2009
A historian who transformed understanding of British conservatism has died.
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Means business
Means business
5 November 2009
Ruth Farwell, chair of GuildHE, plans to boost the sector's diversity by welcoming private providers with open arms
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Appointments
Appointments
5 November 2009
The University of Bath has appointed Ron Humphreys the new director of Bath Ventures, the body set up to promote and generate income from the institution's intellectual property. Formerly head of corporate relations at Bath, Mr Humphreys...
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Yvonne Carter, 1959-2009
Yvonne Carter, 1959-2009
5 November 2009
A leading medical researcher who battled breast cancer while guiding Warwick Medical School to new heights has died.
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Hanging tough
Hanging tough
29 October 2009
Keith Burnett, the chairman of Ucea, is ready to take a hard line with the unions over pay and job security
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Appointments
Appointments
29 October 2009
Three pro vice-chancellors have been appointed at the University of Cambridge. Jennifer Barnes, president of Murray Edwards College, takes on the role of pro vice-chancellor for international strategy; Lynn Gladden, Shell professor of chemical...
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A. F. Thompson, 1920-2009
A. F. Thompson, 1920-2009
29 October 2009
A historian who greatly influenced pupils ranging from Melvyn Bragg to what amounts to a whole school of younger historians has died.
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Age-old problem
Age-old problem
22 October 2009
Ageing is a great challenge for the UK, says Richard Faragher, but policymakers' scientific illiteracy threatens progress
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Appointments
Appointments
22 October 2009
A pioneer of research into the treatment of diabetes has been made deputy vice-chancellor of Kingston University. David Mackintosh, who joined the institution 21 years ago, began his career at Guy's Hospital, where he worked on the first...
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Simon Thirgood, 1962-2009
Simon Thirgood, 1962-2009
22 October 2009
An ecologist who influenced conservation policy from the Scottish grouse moors to the Serengeti has died.
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On a mission
On a mission
15 October 2009
Libby Aston, the University Alliance's new head, says the organisation must punch its weight in influencing policy
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Appointments
Appointments
15 October 2009
An executive at a global design company has been appointed dean of the School of Design at Northumbria University. Steven Kyffin, senior director of design research and innovation at Royal Philips Electronics in the Netherlands, will take...
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Dennis Marsden, 1933-2009
Dennis Marsden, 1933-2009
15 October 2009
A leading sociologist - who analysed everything from class mobility in education to intimacy and infidelity - has died.
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A higher calling
A higher calling
8 October 2009
Renate Simpson has employed 'outstanding detective work' in her lifelong study of postgraduate education
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Appointments
Appointments
8 October 2009
Ian Diamond, chief executive of the Economic and Social Research Council, has been announced as the next principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Aberdeen. Professor Diamond, a social statistician, was based at the University of...
