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HERO FEATURES ARE written by people from across the UK with an interest in higher education, universities & colleges, research and business.
If you have a story to tell, an event to publicise or an issue you want to raise, write a piece (about 500 words) and send it to editor@hero.ac.uk
The next set of features will be published in late January 2009. |
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| Global perspectives |
| Thought of studying abroad for part of your degree? It might be just the edge you need |
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| My UK video show |
| Calling international students – show the world what you can see |
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| Webworlds |
| Voicing the words – Alex Pryce's meeting place for new poetry |
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Research |
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| RAE 2008 |
| The long-awaited 2008 RAE results are published |
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| Chemical century |
| A hundred years ago, a German chemist filed a patent which would change the course of history |
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| HiPER drive |
| Planning has begun for the next stage in fusion research – though useful power is still some decades away |
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| Moving in circles |
| Transport users share ideas on how to cope with the UK’s transport problems |
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| Supersonic speed limits |
| UK universities are driving the science behind a new assault on the land speed record – the world’s first 1000mph car |
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| True stories |
| To get to the heart of development issues, sometimes a novel is what you need |
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| What infants learn |
| Life chances for many are determined by the age of 10 – how can cycles of deprivation be broken? |
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Business |
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| Low-salt sea |
| Could seaweed make high-salt processed foods a thing of the past? |
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| Magnetic minimum |
| How a psychological effect makes credit card holders repay more slowly |
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| Sophisticated pitches |
| The third RCUK Business Plan Competition shows UK research playing to its strengths |
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| Essential oregano |
| It grows wild and unvalued in the Himalayas - but this humble herb has amazing bug-killing powers |
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| Strength in numbers |
| GridPP, designed to handle the avalanche of data from CERN, has the power to put a web search engine through its paces |
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Inside HE |
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| Inventing the chancellor |
| ‘It’s a bit like a constitutional monarch’ – what do HE’s masters of ceremony make of their role? |
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| Physical examination |
| The Wakeham Review finds UK physics in good shape – but big challenges lie ahead |
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| Learning lessons |
| Insights into how children and adults learn are changing the patterns of 21st century education |
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