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• Devon

  Help save music's endangered species

  Education & Academia : Music : Musical Instruments

  A new initiative has been launched in Torbay to encourage primary school children to take up the horn - widely regarded as one of music's 'endangered species'.

• Westcountry

  Eden Project to offer its first-ever course in practical gardening

  Education & Academia : Gardening : Horticulture : Whats On

  The Eden Project, in partnership with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, is offering an exciting new course in practical gardening set in the beautiful landscape at Eden and at its nearby nursery.

• Bath

  Degree in funeral services offered for the first time in UK at University of Bath

  Education & Academia : People & Society

  A degree in funeral services is being launched at the University of Bath later this year - the first university in the UK to offer the course.

• United Kingdom

  Achieving top grades in science subjects more difficult, proves research

  Education & Academia : Science & Nature

  SCHOOLCHILDREN studying science and technology subjects like Maths, Physics and Chemistry find it much harder to achieve the top exam grades than candidates of similar ability studying subjects like Media Studies and Psychology, proves a new report.
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  Cornwall

  Skills for Life highlighted at Saltash!

  Education & Academia

  Students from the Skills for Life department at Cornwall College Saltash showed off their fantastic art skills in a special art show this week. Students ranging in age from 16-19 years showed off a variety of painting, pottery and printing.
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  Devon

  THE WRITE STUFF

  Education & Academia : Children and Family

  In a groundbreaking initiative and a first for any local authority in the country, the English Riviera Tourist Board has teamed up with a local primary school to produce a guide to the resort for children called 'By Kids, For Kids.

• United Kingdom

  PageOne launch Moodle text messaging plug-in for the education sector

  Education & Academia : Technology

  PageOne, the UK's leading messaging technology company, today announces it has launched an open source Moodle module to allow Moodle Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) users access to its JANET txt messaging service.
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  Cornwall

  ADVENTURERS WANTED TO UNDERTAKE VALUABLE MARINE CONSERVATION FIELDWORK IN THE ISLES OF SCILLY ABOARD DIVING AND RESEARCH VESSEL LOYAL WATCHER.

  Education & Academia : Leisure & Hobbies : Science & Nature : Natural Sciences

  Undergraduate students from across the Southwest are, for the first time this summer, being offered experience gaining practical fieldwork skills whilst exploring the beautiful Isles of Scilly.
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  Cornwall

  Saltash Art Students enjoy success!

  Education & Academia : Art

  Cornwall College Saltash opened its doors to a special viewing of their Summer Art Show at the weekend.
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  Westcountry

  New Managers promote Care Courses at Saltash

  Education & Academia : Adult Education : Further Education

  Cornwall College Saltash has recently appointed two new managers in their Care and Early Years Department.

• United Kingdom

  Report calls for end to 'macho' medical schools culture

  Education & Academia

  The NHS and medical schools must tackle a 'macho' culture which is preventing female medical academics from reaching senior positions, a BMA-led report says today (Wednesday 30 April, 2008).
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  United Kingdom

  New Book Gives Left-Handed Children a Head Start

  Education & Academia

  In a new book 'Your Left-handed Child' leading expert in left-handedness Lauren Milsom gives a fascinating insight into life from a left-handers viewpoint and invaluable advice to make life easier for your child.
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  Northern Ireland

  Good Friday Agreement begins 'Open Learning' at Queen's

  Education & Academia : Politics

  Queen's new Spring Open Learning programme will begin with a course on the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement entitled 'The Agreement-Ten Years On'.

• United Kingdom

  The Russians Are Coming

  Education & Academia

  Enthusiasm for a British education is on the rise amongst students from Russia, with the number of applications growing faster than any other nationality, according to enrolment figures released today by Study Group International.
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  United Kingdom

  Young people say "Yes" to the Diploma in Society, Health and Development

  Education & Academia

  86 per cent of 14-18 year-olds polled at a Schools Science Conference would like to know more about the new Diploma in Society, Health and Development (Diploma in SHD).

• Exeter

  Exeter archaeologists create exhibition for Sri Lanka

  Archaeology

  An Exeter archaeologist, who became a comic book heroine in Sri Lanka after working there for 20 years, is returning to the country with her students to set up a museum exhibition.
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  Westcountry

  LOCALS TURN TO HISTORY TO BEAT THE CREDIT CRUNCH

  People & Society : History : Where To Go : Money & Finance

  With the credit crunch really affecting the pound in everyone's pocket, and predictions of a full-blown recession only months away, people throughout the region are turning to the past as a solution to low-cost days out ...

• Brunel's Pumping Station is saved

  History

  South Hams District Council is delighted to announce that on Friday 7th March English Heritage granted the Brunel designed Pumping Station and boiler house on the Dairy Crest site in Totnes 'Grade II' listed status.

• United Kingdom

  Solution to Barriers to China market via internet Chinese Keywords

  Business & Commerce : Languages : Internet

  To do business in China, or with China, even forward business website to China, there are several barriers.

• THE WIGGLES LIVE HOT POTATOES SHOW AT THE NIA AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER PRE-SCHOOL GROUP RETURN TO BIRMINGHAM

  Childrens Entertainment : Pre School

  This summer Birmingham will be Wiggling as Australia’s premier children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles return with a brand new live show.
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  Cornwall

  Taste what Cornwall College has to offer!

  College and University

  Cornwall College Saltash is opening its doors for a Taster Day for prospective students as well as those who have already applied for September courses.

• Exeter

  Exeter professor gains prestigious appointment

  College and University : University

  A physics professor from the University of Exeter has been appointed to the council of the UK's largest funding body for engineering and physical sciences.

• Dartmouth

  Young T-shirt designers prove worthy winners

  People & Society : School

  Dragonflies and Daleks were just some of the ideas Dartmouth children came up with at a T-Shirt design competition organised by affordable housing provider, Tor Homes.

• United Kingdom

  Blackwell reports 1 in 10 Brits admit to cheating at school

  School : Books

  1 in ten Brits confess to watching film adaptations of classic novels instead of reading the original books.

• Exeter

  Exeter to invest £80 million in science

  Science & Nature : University

  The University of Exeter has announced plans to invest £80 million in science, medicine and engineering over the next three years.

• U.S. Visits to Question and Answer Websites Increased 118 Percent Year-over-Year

  Questions & Answers : Internet

  The market share of U.S. visits to a custom category of Question and Answer websites has increased 118 percent for the week ending Mar. 15, 2008, compared to the same week in 2007, Hitwise reported today.
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  United Kingdom

  Getmapping Launch Maps and Imagery of Northern Ireland

  Internet : Maps

  Getmapping has announced the availability of new aerial imagery and mapping of Northern Ireland to add to its coverage of England, Wales and Scotland.
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  Devon

  LOCAL SCHOOLS HELP TRANSFORM COUNCIL BINS

  People & Society : Primary School : Weather & Environment

  Three Teignbridge schools have each won £50 for helping to give old council bins a new lease of life.

• Devon

  SCHOOL CHILDREN TAKE HOME ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE AND HIGH VISIBILITY TOPS...

  Primary School : Safety : Road Transport

  Retained fire fighters from the Williton station, along with the Somerset County Council Road Safety Partnership team, are helping local primary school children to be seen and keep safe on the county's roads.

• United Kingdom

  GL ASSESSMENT ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH USBORNE TO BOOST CHILDREN'S LITERACY

  Educational Services

  GL Assessment has announced a partnership with leading children's publisher Usborne. The agreement will see a wide range of popular Usborne books published with a new type of classification, called a Lexile measure, clearly visible on the cover.