From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES Nycomed-Amersham, a British drugs company, is set to conduct genetic research in China and Brazil in a money-saving move that will also help sidestep protests in the United Kingdom...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Tuesday
(All times pm unless stated.) Ian Hislop's School Rules (1.15 am C4). Hislop's education series recalls the dawn of comprehensive education (repeat). Bernstein (2.10 am C4). Leonard, that is (repeat...
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Latest international news
Durban don loses dismissal fight An anthropology professor at the University of Natal has been recommended for immediate dismissal by a committee of inquiry that found her guilty of serious...
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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES The perception that MBA programmes turn out ruthless, power-hungry egoists whose only attitude to business is how to make money could be true, according to the latest research from...
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Latest UK news
TUC backs paid study leave The Trades Union Congress has added its weight to a push for paid training leave for all employees. Labour MP David Chaytor launched a bill last week...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Monday
(All times pm unless stated.) Composer of the Week (9.00 am R3 and rest of week) is Szymanowski. Book of the Week (9.45 R4) is Mauve by Simon Garfield. What If? (10.00 am, repeated 1.00, 4.00, 7.00,...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Sunday
(All times pm unless stated.) Any Mother's Son (11.45 am R4). The story of Westminster Abbey's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, dedicated 80 years ago this year. Icons of the 20th Century (12 noon C5)....
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Daily TV & radio guide - Saturday
(All times pm unless stated.) The Century Speaks (2.30 R4). Part six: "Getting Older". Another dip into the BBC's oral history archives. Will the Real Aaron Copland Please Take a Bow? (6.30 R3). A...
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Accountable body to oversee genetic data
* An independent body will be set up by the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust to look after the proposed UK population genetic database. The move follows the first round of public...
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Royal Society presses for law on stem cells
The Royal Society has called for a change in the law to allow researchers to carry out human embryo research to develop stem cell therapies. Its call was condemned by the pressure group Campaign...
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Heinz has bean and gone as trophies top 58
The University of Warwick has become such a successful venue for conferences that it is having trouble finding a home for all the hospitality trophies it has won. Its latest award for "hospitality...
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Universitas 21 looks for a new partner
Universitas 21, a British company formed by 18 universities worldwide, is reported to be in negotiations with a major American corporation following the collapse of its partnership with Worldwide...
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Women beat men to work
Women are more likely than men to go into jobs from Scottish sub-degree courses, while men are more likely to go on to further study. Some 45 per cent of female diploma recipients take a job. But...
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No baths as York floods
York University was struggling to stay in operation this week following the worst flooding in the city for more than 400 years. Staff and students were being asked not to take baths and to keep loo-...
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Warsaw conclave backs liberal arts
Thirty-nine of Eastern Europe's leading universities and colleges have signed a declaration calling for greater recognition and support for liberal arts education in the region. The "declaration of...