The cruellest cut of all
Kevin Fong ponders the pleasures and pains of science broadcasting
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20 January 2011
Set to burst - Can kettling keep a lid on student protest and anti-government anger?
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Leader: Cool heads must keep heat down
The kettling tactic meant to keep a lid on student protest may have done the opposite. Is academic anger next to reach a boil?
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Odds and quads
The Anderson Archive at the University of Stirling is devoted to the maverick British film and theatre director Lindsay Anderson (1923-94).
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Fears of the cutting room floor: BFI plans alarm sector
Film institute's overhaul would damage research, media scholars warn. Matthew Reisz reports
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We are in the business of being the beating heart of our society
Sir Tim Wilson, Hertfordshire's retiring leader, tells Sarah Cunnane about his vision for the academy
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Blogconfidential: Manning up
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Manning up
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Appointments
University of California, RiversideRaul RuizA medic who was among the first on the scene of last year's earthquake in Haiti has been appointed senior associate dean for community engagement and...
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Top European Institutions in Neuroscience and Behaviour
Top European Institutions in Neuroscience and BehaviourData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 2000-31 August 2010Euro rankWorld...
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Plagiarism software can be beaten by simple tech tricks
IT scholar says PDF tweaks allow students' copied work to evade detection. Hannah Fearn reports
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'Conflicts of interest' reported in a third of trials
More than a third of the scientific researchers polled in a Canadian study say that they have either experienced or witnessed financial conflicts of interest during clinical trials.A paper published...
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News in brief
Workplace equalityGay-positive universities namedBritish universities are becoming increasingly gay-friendly employers, according to Stonewall. The gay rights charity's annual Workplace Equality...
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Work-study BSc scheme a UK first
Praise for KPMG plan to pay recruits' university costs - and a salary too, writes Hannah Fearn
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Campus round-up
University of AberdeenLife on Mars rocks...or does it?Rocks found on Earth are helping researchers to examine the potential for life on Mars. In 2004, methane was detected in the Martian atmosphere...
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News in brief
TaiwanFewer students, more unityPublic universities in Taiwan are to merge as student numbers continue to decline in a country that has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. The Ministry of...