Plumbing the depths of Bath's rocky past
Scientists have discovered a lost landscape that may explain Bath's hot springs. Steve Farrar reports. Buried beneath the Somerset countryside is a remarkable piece of plumbing. Every day, it...
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Ex-dean voted panel chair
Labour MP Ian Gibson has been elected chairman of the House of Commons science and technology select committee, despite initial opposition from party whips. His appointment was confirmed during the...
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Dotcom spin-off sells rest of shares
Shares in an Australian-based domain-name company that were once worth A$122 million (£44 million) have been sold by the University of Melbourne for A$4.89 million. The university established...
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Initiative to tackle racism
Witness days for ethnic minority staff in universities to speak about their experiences and suggest strategies for tackling discrimination and blocks to promotion, could form part of a new drive for...
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ILA scheme grew too fast to afford
The government has admitted that the individual learning account programme, shut down without warning last month, had "expanded beyond its capacity". The programme, launched in September last year,...
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Latest news
£380m injection for UK science Science projects are to receive £380 million of government funding over the next ten years. Science minister Lord Sainsbury made the announcement following a meeting of...
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From today's UK papers
Government to reform university funding Ministers want an end to "one size fits all" funding for up to 100 institutions in England so that the government can reward universities for excellence in...
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This is a story that could save your life
Sally Pomme Clayton explains why folklore is a life-or-death issue. A little black fish was swimming along, looking for a fish-trap to be caught in. He looked out of the water and saw a house. It was...
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A blacked-up white boy with a noose serves as a reminder of who the 'full citizens' are
Fake hangings and fraternity members in Ku Klux Klan outfits show the racism on Deep-South campuses. Report by David Jobbins and Deborah Bolling. Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the...
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It's a painful time to be in the minority
Racism and discrimination against ethnic-minority staff infect academia. Helen Hague reports on initiatives to address the problem and speaks to some of its victims. When black students see that...
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Reality check for American dream
Affirmative action brought more minorities into US higher education. But, Sarah Murray writes, it is under threat and the alternatives are not compelling. After the devastating attacks on New York...
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Courtroom without the John Grisham drama
The Holocaust on Trial
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Picking holes in litany of loss
Crisis, what environmental crisis? Eric Neumayer examines the facts. Rarely has an essentially academic book created as much media attention as Bjorn Lomborg's The Skeptical Environmentalist . One...
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New Whig's soapy sequel
A History of Britain