Neck stroke
A question that may until now have taxed only safari tourists has finally been solved: giraffes can swim, at least in theory. Darren Naish, a vertebrate palaeontologist at the University of...
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Odds and quads
The Siege of Paris, the climax of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870- 71, marked one of the turning points in European history.It led to a disastrous French defeat, the loss of the territory of Alsace-...
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Chosen people's chosen subject: scientific greatness
Jewish pre-eminence in 20th-century science was not a result of their genes. Matthew Reisz reports
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Banality of evil and the monsters in the mirror
Thinker tackles 'concrete, practical problem' and offers some home truths. Matthew Reisz writes
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THE World University Rankings
Some scholars in the arts and humanities have expressed concern - to put it mildly - that the citation data used in the 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings will fail to measure the...
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Overseas briefing
AustraliaStudent debt debacleThe University of New South Wales has written off A$5.35 million (£3.1 million) in student debt, according to The Australian newspaper. In its 2009 annual report, tabled...
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Welcome to the high-tech playroom for scientists
Jon Marcus steps inside Massachusetts Institute of Technology's new $90m Media Lab
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Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILERASysBio+ schemeSixteen transnational projects have received EUR24 million (£20 million) in funding under ERASysBio+, an initiative involving...
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Blog confidential: The corporate evangelist
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
University of EdinburghKim WaldronA geologist who was lured away from academic life into university administration has been appointed secretary of the University of Edinburgh. Kim Waldron, who is...
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#LoveHE: Bleak walls, bright futures
James Nesbitt contrasts Thomas Hardy's vision of wasted potential with the academy's ability to nourish talent
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How can we find the right answer when the question is flawed?
Are vice-chancellors paid too much? An accurate response must first establish what we value as a society, argues Rudi Bogni
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Sussex cuts threaten a proud history of research-led excellence
Historians at home and abroad are fighting to stop the institution junking a tradition of intellectual integrity. Richard J. Evans says it must reconsider
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Empowered to innovate
Ahead of a meeting to draft a manifesto for Europe's academy, Jo Ritzen stresses the importance of autonomy
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How the G7 nations compare in research performance
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its National Science Indicators, 2005-2009. Table shows the strength of G7 countries in different fields, comparing them against each other (top line) and by...