Lessons in misplaced trust and dollars lost
A US researcher with a passion for British beer is challenging assumptions that underlie many economic models - and finding that losing a few cents can be an unforgettable aid to classroom learning....
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Medical schools fear job losses and a knock-on effect on the NHS
Medics fear there could be job losses as a result of the government's refusal to fund the research assessment exercise in full. This would be politically disastrous for a government seeking to bring...
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Selective funding attacked by UUK
Universities UK has attacked the decision to fund research more selectively than ever before. The government has not provided enough money to reward improved performance, measured by last year's...
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Women inch into a male domain
Women and ethnic minorities are slowly muscling their way into the still largely white male field of academic economics, according to a report from the Royal Economic Society's committee on women in...
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Dundee firm widens access and draws talent
Cash machine giant NCR is giving £90,000 over three years to fund up to 30 computing and technology bursaries at the University of Abertay Dundee. The Dundee-based NCR Financial Solutions Group...
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Tube travellers' pollutant risk
London Underground passengers are regularly exposed to high levels of airborne particulate pollutants. The first comparative study of personal exposure to PM2.5 - fine particles of soot and other...
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Naked truth about Greece
Athletes' performing naked is considered a quintessentially ancient Greek custom. Scholars agree that widespread naked athletics began between 750 and 550BC, but little is known about the origins of...
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College bid mayset ball rolling
University College Worcester may be leading a new wave of bids for full university status from higher education colleges. Encouraged by the creation of the University of Gloucestershire, and buoyed...
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Scottish inventor is hot stuff
Researchers at Paisley University have helped a local inventor develop a device aimed at combating chip pan fires, writes Olga Wojtas. Jim McConkey's revolutionary fire-proof chip pan was this week...
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Dutch subsidy 'too high'
Dutch students should pay significantly more for their higher education, according to a government economic think-tank. In a study of the role of knowledge in the Dutch economy, published last month...
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Myth-making in silence
Fascination with feral man represents the tension we feel between our 'savage' and 'civilised' natures. Karen Gold reports. In 1735, Carl Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist and father of biological...
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When you are dealing with matters of life and death, emotions tend to run high
A centre dedicated to the study of Ireland's belief systems, identities and traditions is an important step in finding some common ground among the region's estranged populations, argues Robert Welch...
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Tip-toeing in classrooms soothes the raw nerves
At Ulster University, students tread softly to avoid offending those with deep-held convictions, writes Elisabeth Lillie. Political events confirm the durability of the divisions in Northern Irish...
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Study hatred, and healing might follow
I was recently reading the essays of the great Argentinian Jorges Luis Borges, and I came across a remarkable piece titled The Concept of an Academy and the Celts , which outlined the curious...
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Play smarter, use your head
Football is waking up to the fact that players need to pursue goals off as well as on the pitch. Matthew Baker reports. The path to higher education is not one that has been traditionally trodden by...