Scholar triumphs as Uclan ordered to release homeopathy material
Tribunal rejects appeal and cites public interest as a reason for disclosure. Zoë Corbyn reports
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King's guard
This magnificent bird is Hazel the Harris hawk, who plays an important role at King's College London. The four-year-old raptor - pictured with her handler, Karl Robertson, in the quad at King's...
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Daytime TV: Game for anything
It was Professor Plum with the candlestick, says Gary Day, who is fascinated by a history of board games
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’Tis the Season… to Exchange Gifts: Most Cited Articles
Data provided by Thomson Reuters Web of Science, 1993-present %3Cb%3EPaper%3C/b%3E %3Cbr /%3EAuthor(s), journalCites1%3Cb%3EGift selection for easy and difficult recipients: A social roles...
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17 December 2009
Bookish types (Scholasticus avidus)
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STFC slashes funding for astronomy and physics
Effort to plug £40 million hole will involve cuts in studentships, fellowships and grants. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Long goodbye at London Met
Governors bow to pressure and resign, but final departures won’t occur until summer 2010. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Tara Brabazon: Ready meals for the mind
We live in an environment of too much information, and need to develop a more discerning intellectual palate
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Opinion: Under the radar
As the REF consultation winds up, Donald Braben looks back at previous attempts to exploit research. The results were mixed, because future performance in science and technology is virtually...
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The insecure scholar: Hope, anger and paralysis
The burden of trying to generate enthusiasm and work is suffocating me
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London Met’s financial future hangs in the balance
Outcome of board meeting will determine whether Hefce offers the beleaguered institution more funds. Melanie Newman reports
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The Brit stuff
The BNSC calls for UK investment in manned space exploration as the Government announces the centre’s replacement. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Reframe the ‘toxic’ language of fees, v-c urges
UUK debate hears that moving the emphasis away from debt would end ‘sleepless nights’ about costs. Melanie Newman reports
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Academy denounces £600 million funding cut
Sector faces ‘incredibly difficult’ struggle to maintain standards in wake of move, leaders warn. John Morgan reports
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Beyond debate?
The Copenhagen summit is in full force, and so too is the idea that man-made global warming is incontrovertible. But Martin Cohen argues that the consensus is less a triumph of science and...