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THURSDAY 12 MAY 2011 NEWS RELEASES MEDIA COVERAGE GOT A STORY?

School of Geography: Dr Steven CumminsGRANT WINNERST imes Higher Educat io n The National Institute for Health Research has awarded Dr Cummins and his public health research team nearly£2m in funding to conduct a five-year study into the effect that the Olympics is having on three east Londonboroughs. Link

Barts & the London School of Medicine & Dentistry: Dr Jason Payne-James'WELFARE AND LEGAL AID CUTS COULD LEAD TO MORE BABY PS'T he Guardian Dr James-Payne signed a letter to the Guardian, along with o ther clinicians, warning against the Government'sproposals to cut legal aid in family courts. They feel the cuts will severely impact on clinical expertise in public lawcases and place vulnerable children at higher risk. Link

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'EAST LONDON HEART DISEASE INITIATIVE SHORTLISTED FOR NICE AWARD'hc2d.co .uk The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has awarded a Shared Learning Award to theClinical Effectiveness Group based at Queen Mary for their work in encouraging GPs in east London boroughsto prescribe statins to angina sufferers and people who have previously had heart attacks. Link

'EXCLUSIVE: THE GREAT UNIVERSITY CLEARANCE SALE'T he Independent p.1Universities minister David Willetts has suggested that some universities may have to lower their fees duringclearing to fill places. His comments contradict OFFA’s guidelines, stating that reducing fees could encourageapplicants to apply later fo r courses to minimise their debts and could risk not getting a place at all. Link

'DEGREE? YOU MAY BE BETTER OFF WITH A MCDONALD'S JOB: SCHOOL LEAVERSTOLD TO 'IGNORE SNOBBERY' AND JOIN FAST FOOD CHAIN'Daily Mail The chief executive o f McDonalds has said that there should be an end to educational ‘snobbery’ andencouraged schoo l leavers to consider vocational training as an alternative to studying for a degree at university.Link

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