The island in the East River, which already has a large residential community, is the site of a new campus being planned by Cornell University.

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Instead, there is a heroic statue of Josiah Wedgwood, a buzzing university campus and a new Sixth Form Centre.

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The new Inverness Campus will also provide a base for the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).

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Bristol Rovers Football Club needs to sell the ground to fund a new stadium at the University of the West of England campus in Stoke Gifford.

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The Persian Gulf visit by the First Minister is also to bang the drum for Scottish business and education, with McGrigors law firm opening an office, Heriot-Watt University opening a campus, Weir Group expected to announce new developments and exports of renewable energy technology to be promoted.

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Stanford University this week formally submitted a tentative proposal to the city of New York to build a campus for applied science research and graduate education on Roosevelt Island, with the intent that the campus would serve as a hub for innovation and economic growth.

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