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The BA Science Festival
Science writer and broadcaster Sue Nelson reports from the BA Science Festival in Liverpool.

Students step onto 'super campus'
A £37m development to complete a & #34;super campus & #34; in south west Scotland opens its doors to students.

The big issues facing the TUC
As the TUC prepares for its annual congress, what are the major issues facing unions?

Student gets perfect mark in exam
A teenager is among only a fraction of students to achieve a perfect mark in a GCSE science examination.

Campuses to undergo £107m revamp
Two college campuses in Stoke-on-Trent could be totally redeveloped as part of a £107m project.

More state pupils enter Cambridge
The proportion of new Cambridge University students from state schools jumped 7% last year.

Redundancies plan 'broke rules'
Keele University broke university rules when it announced redundancies in one of its departments, an independent arbiter rules.

Test predicts vessel op response
Technology to reveal dangerous changes in blood pressure during delicate brain surgery is under development.

Natural birth 'may aid baby bond'
Mothers who give birth naturally are more responsive to the cry of their baby than those have a Caesarean, research suggests.

Cambridge drops law entrance test
Cambridge University is no longer going to use the full LNat admissions test from next year.

First hoops academy for Raiders
Olympic weightlifter Michaela Breeze will help coach players at the Plymouth Raiders first ever basketball academy.

'Ibuprofen best' for child fevers
Ibuprofen is better at alleviating childhood fever than paracetamol and should be the drug of first choice, say researchers.

'I have to take three flights to get back'
People caught up in flight disruption at Glasgow Airport describe their frustration.

Obama speech - full text
Barack Obama promises to keep the American dream alive as he accepts his historic Democratic nomination for the White House.

Schools athletes converge in West
Bath and Bristol host the UK Schools Games this weekend.

University to get official launch
A university made up of three merged colleges. one of which was attended by artist Tracey Emin, is having its official launch next week.

Lecturers' union expects job cuts
Unions will fight any compulsory job losses as a university admits it faces 'very difficult' financial choices.

US household incomes fail to grow
The average household in the US is no richer now that six years ago despite strong economic growth.

Local heroes: Mapping GB's gold medallists
Clickable map of where Team GB's Olympic gold medal winners hail from - and details of all their connections

Paintings collection to tour US
A Surrey-based university is sending its collection of Victorian paintings on a two-year tour of the US.