Peace process
Sociology is shifting from studies of class to forgiveness, and John Brewer, the next president of the BSA, is in the vanguard
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Appointments
Petra Wend is to become the next principal of Queen Margaret University when Anthony Cohen retires at the end of the academic year. Currently deputy vice-chancellor (academic) and deputy chief...
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University of Leeds - Leading by example
The vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds and his senior management team have pledged not to accept a pay rise this year. In his "Leader column" on the university's website, Michael Arthur...
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Leeds Metropolitan University - Settlement in race claim
Leeds Metropolitan University has settled a race discrimination claim with John Samuel, a lecturer and business development manager at Leeds Met Africa, the university's network for supporting...
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University of Cambridge - Brought to book
Cambridge University Press (CUP) is planning to cut more than 150 jobs. The union Unite is protesting the move, describing CUP's decision to cut the jobs in its printing division and publishing...
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University of Bristol - Veterinary pioneers
A new veterinary clinic was launched this month at the University of Bristol. Bristol is the first university to run its clinical services through a wholly-owned subsidiary company, Langford...
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Liverpool/Durham - Fresh material
A football-shaped molecule has been used to create a new material for research into how superconductors could be used to transmit electricity and cut global energy consumption. Scientists at the...
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Edge Hill University - Numbers add up
Research by academics at Edge Hill University suggests that an intensive-learning scheme to teach mathematics to children who are finding it difficult to grasp works. The Numbers Count scheme was...
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University of Birmingham - Cast in Crimson
Engineers at the University of Birmingham have invented a new casting process that could reduce the energy costs of light-metal foundries. The new technology, known as the Constrained Rapid Induction...
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University of Essex - Clean-up will go swimmingly
A robotic fish that can analyse and monitor pollution in ports will be developed by researchers at the University of Essex. The robotics team at the university will work with academics from its...
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University of Warwick - Doubt about what makes us SAD
Sun-worshippers often link a lack of rays to depression, citing seasonal affective disorder (SAD) as the reason for wintertime blues. However, research at the University of Warwick suggests that the...
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University of Aberdeen - Treasure filip
A major donation will help the University of Aberdeen to become a centre of expertise in the conservation of rare and historic books. The US philanthropist Loretta Brennan Glucksman has made a...
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Durham University - Champion recyclers
Forty-one businesses were beaten by Durham University to the North East Environmental Business Award. Awarded in partnership with the Environment Agency, the prize recognised the university's...
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Glasgow School of Art - Building competition
An international competition has been launched by the Glasgow School of Art to select a team of architects who will design a major structure opposite the institution's Mackintosh Building in the...
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Northumbria University - Ghost writer
The writer in residence at Northumbria University is searching for tales of ghosts and personal memories of the university's historic Sutherland Building. Author Marion Husband is hoping to record...