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Mine workings divert rail line
4th December 2002, The Scotsman, UK
Railway engineers are diverting the east coast main line away from a subsidence-prone area of East Lothian, advised by Colin Jones, professor of geotechnical engineering at Newcastle University.
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Will this restore faith in A-levels?
4th December 2002, Northern Echo, North East
Analysis of A-level inquiry findings, with comment from Newcastle University business management student Jemma Wallace, who was caught up in the grade manipulation row.
University hammers away at its strengths to sharpen its prospects
3rd December 2002, The Journal, North East
A new laboratory opens today in the Design Unit (Mechanical and Systems Engineering) which will carry out research into shot peening - a technique based on the principals used by medieval blacksmiths to strengthen metal.
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Together we stand
3rd December 2002, Guardian Education, UK
Collaboration between higher and further education institutions is increasing. Article mentions that Newcastle, Northumbria and Sunderland universities have joined with local colleges for a range of degrees.
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Into the unknown
3rd December 2002, Guardian Education, UK
Feature about the many challenges facing Cambridge's new Vice-Chancellor. Includes mention of Newcastle's administration system (SAP) being on time and within budget, unlike Cambridge's.
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Lost Worlds
2nd December 2002, The Guardian, Features, UK
Preview of Lost Worlds, a documentary about Persepolis, ancient capital of the Persian Empire, narrated by Dr Maria Brosius of Newcastle University (School of Historical Studies).
'My lucky break into music'
2nd December 2002, BBC Online, World News
Teenager Shona Kipling, who hopes to study folk music at Newcastle University, has won her way through to the final of BBC Radio 2's Young Folk Award.
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Concerns surround science centre proposals
2nd December 2002, Financial Times, UK
Regional officials fear that a proposed national research and development centre in micro-systems and nanotechnology may not go ahead, although the government has already spent £7.2m on an innovation centre for nanotechnology, based at Newcastle University.
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Brother's favour turns up lost cello concerto
2nd December 2002, The Journal, North East
Newcastle University symphony orchestra is to present a cello concerto by Victorian composer Charles Stanford, found recently in the Robinson Library special collections.
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Military redeploys intellectual might
29th November 2002, THES, UK
The MoD's decision to abandon undergraduate courses at the Royal Military College of Science and send officers to unversities, including Newcastle, is a vote of confidence in the higher education system.
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