Odds and quads - 1 August 2013
This poster from 1935 (left), designed by graphic artist MacDonald Gill, was used to promote the commercial telephone service between London and New York introduced by the Post Office in 1927
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News in brief - 1 August 2013
United StatesPresidential pay constraintsA university system’s board of trustees has frozen and even cut the wages of its presidents after a public outcry over pay. The heads of the California State...
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Israel caught between Haredim and a hard place
Joint degrees with ultra-Orthodox colleges counter to universities’ gender equity policies
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EIB boosts Polish science with loans
Bank provides €970 million to develop new Curies
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Marks of invidious distinction
In my department I can give one of only three grades to my students: G, VG and U. I like to think of them as Good, Very Good and Un-good. But what the initials actually stand for is Godkänd, Väl...
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Interview: Sir John Beddington
The former chief scientific adviser is relishing his new advisory role at the Oxford Martin School, tackling global challenges
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Grant winners - 1 August 2013
National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Services and Delivery Research ProgrammeAward winner: Andrew David JudgeInstitution: University of OxfordValue: £532,390Models of care for the delivery of...
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John Wilson, 1951-2013
An academic described as “the father of rail human factors”, who developed tools now widely used by signallers across the world, has died
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Appointments - 1 August 2013
Loughborough UniversityJohn HeritageThe new professor of conversation analysis at Loughborough University said he was delighted at the opportunity to work with British students once again after a...
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THE Scholarly Web - 1 August 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Silver lining MacBook
It is indeed a relief that thanks to the use of cloud technology, Ucas is confident that its admissions site will work perfectly on A‑level results day (“Ucas says cloud will keep it safe from...
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Classical Taylorism
When Laurie Taylor is toppling academe’s totems and fads, it looks easy, but then a little phrase catches the light and you realise that the brilliance is in the detail. His recent throwaway line – “...
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Oxbridge sticks and stones
One usually associates the University of Oxford with rigorous yet polite debate, but “Applied mythology” (11 July), Edward Hicks’ response to my letter on Oxbridge admissions, suggests otherwise.I...
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R&D freeze cuts no ice
Public investment in UK higher education research is crucial to the academy maintaining its world-class status. As your graph shows (“Who greases the wheels of research? Funding for UK higher...