Fast-track sacking under threat
"A devastating setback for the entire science of human resource management." That was how the Corporate Director of our ever-expanding Human Resources Department, Louise Bimpson, reacted to the...
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Off Piste: Rising from the Ashes
Nigel Berkeley doesn't like cricket, he loves it, particularly the enduring rivalry between England and Australia. He fondly remembers 2005 and relishes what's in store this summer...
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Master of our Universe
Oh Lord - what a change. But let's not freak out just yet, says Kevin Fong
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From where I sit - The never-ending sentence
Run-on sentences are the new apostrophe. By that I mean that a lack of knowledge about where to put a full stop is prevalent in more students than the misuse of apostrophes. That is saying something....
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Leader: Sacré bleu, as we don't say here
Although universities are not to blame for the parlous state of modern foreign languages, some are trying to improve the situation
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Top 10 European institutions in chemistry
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 1999 through 28 February 2009
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Oxford Brookes University - Funds for green research
More than £1 million is being invested by Oxford Brookes University to boost its research into key environmental issues. The Intelligent Transport Systems doctoral training programme will explore...
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Cardiff University - Genetic centre to open
The Medical Research Council has approved the establishment of a Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics at Cardiff University. It will be the first MRC centre aimed at harnessing genetics...
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University of Warwick - Let the children protect us
Inoculating children against flu may be the most effective way to use limited vaccine supplies, according to research carried out at the University of Warwick. The study suggests that vaccinating...
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School of Oriental and African Studies - Turkish delights
Ottoman Turkish manuscripts were the focus of a four-day specialist workshop convened by the School of Oriental and African Studies. The event, funded by the Wellcome Foundation Library, was led by...
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Queen's University Belfast - Success in sight
A dietary supplement that can slow the loss of sight among older people has been developed by a team at Queen's University Belfast. The antioxidant helps sufferers of age-related macular degeneration...
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University of Essex - Migration patterns
Researchers at the University of Essex are to collaborate on two major studies into migration after winning grants totalling £4.7 million. Ayse Güveli and Lucinda Platt, from the Institute for Social...
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The Robert Gordon University - Fat chance
A course in obesity science and management is to be launched at The Robert Gordon University. The masters degree aims to provide a multidisciplinary approach to the problem. It is intended for future...
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University of the Highlands and Islands - Principal appointed
A new principal has been named by the UHI Millennium Institute, the prospective University of the Highlands and Islands. James Fraser, the current deputy principal and secretary at UHI, will take...