From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph A drug derived from the saliva of leeches can reduce the risk of a repeat heart attack by a third, according to the results of a study. The first cup of coffee of the day may wake you...
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Latest UK news
Germ wars warning sounded Future wars could be fought with microbes rather than bombs and missiles, Sir William Stewart, president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, warned...
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EU funds PhD training at Bradford
The University of Bradford has won three EU awards for advanced training of researchers through the EU Marie Curie programme. The department of European studies and the department of archaeological...
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Retired dean will advise spin-offs
University of Bath David Davies, professor and former dean of science, who has also acted as chair of the arts committee and was co-founder and director of a research and consultancy company, will...
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Royal Society of Edinburgh awards research fellowships
The Royal Society of Edinburgh has awarded research fellowships to the following: Matthew Costen , chemistry at Heriot-Watt [BP Research]; SEELLLD Personal Research fellowships - Peter Andolfatto ,...
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Cutting edge
Writing a book not only helped one philosopher to believe he could die happy, it also helped him to answer a fundamental question about the nature of science. Fifteen years ago I decided to write a...
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Next week
News Summer conferences: a look at what's hot and what's not. Features What do academics make of George W. Bush's impact on higher education? Teaching A survey of entries for e-tutor of the year. How...
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'Keep leash on health watchdog'
Government plans for a new overarching regulatory body for all healthcare professionals have left academics and other regulatory bodies concerned that education will be subject to another...
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Nursing board is in hot water after glitch
Ireland's normally efficient college admissions process got off to a shaky start this month when 200 offers of places on nursing courses went to the wrong people. The courses were included for the...
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Top of the glass
Marissa Taboulchanas, who has just graduated from Plymouth College of Art and Design in applied art shows off her coloured glassware, which is displayed at this year's summer show.
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On the move
Janet Hemingway , professor of entymology at Cardiff University, has become the first female director of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine . New members of the Learning and Skills Development...
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All Bristol fashion
Bristol University found itself with so many applicants this year that it was able to rise above the annual clearing scramble, indulged in by almost every university except Oxford and Cambridge. This...
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Unmistakable identity
Tory leadership candidate and committed Eurosceptic Iain Duncan Smith may be interested to know that he shares an acronym with the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. The...
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Criminal losses
Graduates are healthier, happier and safer than non-graduates according to research published this week. But Bahram Behkradnia, director of policy at the Higher Education Funding Council for England...
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Lettuce watchers
Gourmets for whom a meal is only a meal if served on a bed of rocket should spare a thought for scientists who are forfeiting beds on their behalf. A research team from Southampton University is...