South secures research cash

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Supporters of England's northern universities in February 2007 criticized health chiefs for diverting more biomedical research funding into institutions in the South to the detriment of medical science and patient care in the North. The northern institutions claimed that all the universities chosen as England's comprehensive biomedical research centers of excellence are in the "golden triangle" of Oxford, Cambridge and London, a situation that will perpetuate the funding inequality also present in the National Health Services.

Research & Development, Scientific Research and Development Services, Research & Development NEC, Research institutes, Medical colleges, Medical schools

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Love of learning lost in 'studying for jobs'

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Vice-chancellor Mike Thorne of Anglia Ruskin University criticizes the U.K. Government's for encouraging people to consider education merely as a means of getting a job. Thorne asserts government education policies are Treasury-motivated and promote an instrumental view of education.

Government domestic functions, Administration of Education Programs, Education Programs, Interpretation and construction, Education and state, Education policy, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, College administrators, Thorne, Mike

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Taboos stymie a frank look at porn

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Academics are complaining that social taboos and inadequate funding are hindering research in the pornography industry. They believe that an increased critical engagement with pornography is needed, as it mirrors contemporary social culture.

Public affairs, Amusement and recreation, not elsewhere classified, Vice Suppliers, Social aspects, Sex oriented businesses

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