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The
Government has appointed University Vice-Chancellor
Sir Alan Wilson as its first
director-general for higher education. See
here for more details.
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| VC
to take up top job as HE director-general |
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The
Government has appointed University Vice-Chancellor
Sir Alan Wilson as its first director-general
for higher education.
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| Public
safety fears threaten bats' Hallowe'en party |
| Conservations
are calling for the seedy underworld of bats
to be protected, as 'clubbing' in the caves
of North Yorkshire is vital for bat populations
to survive. |
| Shared
residence is not a magic solution |
| Sharing
the children's time 50:50 after a divorce might
seem like a fair arrangement for parents, but
Leeds researchers have found that young people
themselves do not always endorse this view. |
| Ethnic
minorities use IT more seriously |
| Ethnic
minorities use their home PCs for educational
reasons much more than white people, new research
at the University of Leeds and Warwick has found. |
| Leeds
research goes to the centre ... |
| Leeds
scientists are journeying to the centre of the
Earth, in the biggest international collaboration
to study the Earth's core. |
| ...
and the ends of the Earth |
| Earth
scientist Dr Jane Francis is about to make her
seventh trip to the Antarctic, in search of
confirmation of a new theory about the continent's
history. |
| GM
crops aren't close to the public's heart – but
what do the academics think? |
| We
asked Leeds researchers in areas as diverse
as environment, medicine, philosophy, economics
and – of course – biology, to give
their views. |
| Inspiring
the nation's science teachers |
| Leeds
is part of a consortium of Yorkshire universities
appointed to run a pioneering £50m government-charity
initiative to invigorate science teaching across
the UK. |
| Put
it in the bank |
| Pictures
of anything from algae to orca are available
free of charge from the newly launched learning
& teaching support network bioscience ImageBank. |
| New
diversity officers will 'promote positive action' |
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The
University of Leeds is leading the way in
its response to legislation on equal opportunities,
with the appointment of diversitty officers
in all faculties and services.
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| Waving
their magic WaND to keep the water running |
| Geography
researchers are working out the increase in
water demand expected for the Government's planned
four million new homes. |
