Prey for Blessed Arnold
When it came to money, Labour's 'fixer' Lord Goodman was generous to a fault. The fault? It wasn't his money. But Brian Brivati finds more to Blessed Arnold than light fingers I have been working on...
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Quake hopes razed as accurate forecasting falls flat
In the aftermath of this week's catastrophe in Colombia, Ayala Ochert asks, is earthquake prediction possible? On January 17 1994, an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck the Northridge suburb of Los...
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There is something lurking in the water
As scientists ponder the 'cell from hell' that is plaguing our oceans, Tim Cornwell asks, is pollution to blame? Harmful algal blooms in the sea, often called "red tide", pose a growing threat in the...
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The new science Enlightenment
What will be the big scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century? Leading scientists peek into the future... Top scientists on both sides of the Atlantic say that over the next century science will...
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What will be the big scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century? Leading scientists peek into the future...
"The genetic engineering of children," says Lee Silver, professor of genetics at Princeton University. "The breakthrough I have in mind will definitely happen, even though today there are still many...
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Higher channels
John Davies focuses on radio and television programmes likely to be of use to THES readers. (All times pm unless stated.) Pick of the week Century Road (8.10 BBC2). On the strength of its first two...
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SHEFC
SHEFC has decided in principle to take part in the Arts and Humanities Research Board next academic year and will discuss this further next month. There has been concern among academics that the...
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Rebuilding a legend
(Photograph) - Exeter College student Philippe Giacalone, 18, rebuilds a Rolls Royce Merlin engine - used in the Spitfire fighter plane - for Arrow Aviation Services while on work experience for his...
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Sturdy tutors in the school of hard knocks
Why are some children resilient in adversity? Julia Hinde discovers that parents do matter. Why does one child in a poverty-stricken single-parent family thrive, while another terrorises the...
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Wirral governors quit to avoid sackings
Key governors at troubled Wirral Metropolitan College have stepped down in an attempt to stave off the threatened mass sacking of the board by the secretary of state. The college submitted an...
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Digital plan stalls at British Library
The British Library has failed to reach agreement with a private-sector consortium for the development of digital access to its collection. The consortium, proposed in 1997 as a private finance...
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New name augurs change in Scotland
Scotland's national agency for community education is being given a change of name and remit in a bid to give it a stronger focus. From April, the Scottish Community Education Council will become...
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Oxford student pays up
Another of the 14 Oxford University students who were withholding tuition fees in protest at the end of free higher education has backed down. A university spokeswoman said they expected the five...
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Bonn
The German government has increased student maintenance support by 2 per cent to a maximum of e5 (Pounds 370) a month. It is the prelude to a further reform of student grants and loans to be...
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Edinburgh art college reviews university link
The governors of Edinburgh College of Art, who met last week to review the college's 30-year association with Heriot-Watt University, have postponed a decision on future links that could range from...