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University offers free housing law advice to local community The University of Sussex has launched a free legal clinic to give local people expert housing advice.

As schools across the country begin implementing the Common Core State Standards , a new study from the UChicago Consortium on School Research shows that teachers in Chicago Public Schools with high

The third Networking Friday of the Innovation Incubation Center (i²c) took place in the Kuppelsaal of TU Wien on February 24th, 2017.

Shareholders approve 20 th consecutive dividend increase to CHF 2.75 (+2%) per share for 2016; representing a 3.5% yield and approximately 69% payout of free cash flow   Dr. Joer

A comprehensive 'Body of Knowledge' to inform and underpin education and professional training for the cyber security sector is set to be created through a major international programme of work.

Campus news Over 350 people have taken part in the auditor program for refugees at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) since 2015.

Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies is to move to a state-of-the-art building in Cardiff's Central Square Development, situated alongside national broadcaster BBC Wales.

Neuchâtel, 27.02.2017 (FSO) - In the 4th quarter 2016, total employment (number of jobs) rose by 0.3% in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier (+0.2% with previous quarter).

  All company directors should have a personal identification number linking their past and present directorships to help stamp out harmful phoenix activity, according to researchers from the University of Melbourne Law School.

Jelani Nelson , assistant professor of Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has been named a 2017 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow.

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Jelani Nelson , assistant professor of Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has been named a 2017 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow.

Sarala-Sharma, fourth from left,'plant pathologist'with'the'Nepal'Agricultural-Research'Council,'gives'farmers'a'field'tour'as'part'of'the'Seed Systems for Nepal inauguration-activities.

A new draft guideline will help more professionals who work with children recognise and respond to any form of abuse and neglect.

After years of being largely shut out of the Academy Award nominations — a trend that prompted the #OscarsSoWhite social media campaign in 2016 — actors, writers, directors and even a cinematographer of color are among the nominees for the 2017 Oscars, which will be held Feb.

On April 22, the citizens of the world are invited to participate in a massive March for Science.

On April 22, Earth Day 2017, the citizens of the world are invited to participate in a massive 'March for Science.

On April 22, Earth Day 2017, the citizens of the world are invited to participate in a massive “March for Science.

W hen asked what qualities a successful entrepreneur should have, Suman Kanuganti's answer is succinct: 'Have Drive.

Cardiff University is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen Holford, FREng, FLSW, CEng FIMechE.

4th quarter 2016: 1.5% increase in the number of employed persons. The unemployment rate based on the ILO definition falls to 4.

SussexFood support local social enterprise charity, Team Domenica SussexFood are always looking for new ways they can support local initiatives and the community.

Aomawa Shields studies the climate on distant planets. Her aim: to find those most likely to host alien life.

Our Signatories Over 200 astronauts, scientists, Nobel Laureates, business leaders and artists signed the 100X Asteroid Declaration.

Matthew Robb , the new chief curator of UCLA's Fowler Museum, believes we still have much to learn from the ancient cultures of the Americas.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that many doctoral programs in the United States are stubbornly segregated by gender.

MIT's new startup accelerator The Engine today named Katie Rae, a veteran tech innovator, entrepreneur, and investor, as its president and CEO and as managing partner of its first investment fund.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Composer Erin Gee , a professor of composition-theory in the University of Illinois School of Music , is one of 10 composers selected to participate in Kronos Quartet's Fifty for the Future project in 2017.

With the U.S. abandoning the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and as China sets its sights to be the uncontested trade superpower in Asia, a new world economic order is clearly in the making.

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Natural blue colouring agent could benefit cosmetics and food industries Researchers are developing ways to use a natural blue pigment as a colouring agent in industries such as cosmetics and food.

Internationally recognised composer and performer Ken Lampl, who has written music for more than 70 films, TV shows and video games, has been appointed as Head of The Australian National University (ANU) School of Music.

ANN ARBOR'High-tech employees working in states that enforce noncompete agreements suffer for it in lower wages and reduced job mobility.

By Pam Wigley Jon Rubin has been named the first master's degree program director for Carnegie Mellon University's School of Art.

How someone learns depends largely on how they are assessed. To help ETH retain its leading position in the education of young talent, about 100 educational decision makers from ETH Zurich attended a two-day retreat on the topic of assessment.

Noh Wins NSF CAREER Grant To Study Sensors in Smart Buildings By Adam Dove Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Hae Young Noh can tell a lot about a person by their walk.

Mining engineers have the highest graduate employability rate among all types of engineers, according to a study that tracked job placements for 34 years.

Does the temperature of a tennis ball affect how high it bounces' Which gender has the better sense of direction?

By Danielle Lehmann Students at CMU's Entertainment Technology Center studied when people found augmented reality helpers useful.

This tribute has been kindly provided by Professor Michele Burman, Head of the School of Social and Political Sciences with Professors Denis and Moira Fischbacher-Smith, Fred Cartmel and colleagues from the University of Leicester.

The University of Queensland will play a central role in an exciting advent for female sport, following confirmation UQ will field a team in the inaugural national women's rugby sevens competition.