Whiplashes on target in standards debate 2
Hasn't Malcolm Grant made two elementary mistakes? He has confused the suggestion of the Burgess group that degree classifications should be replaced by academic transcripts with the midsummer flurry...
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University of Wales, Lampeter - Vice-chancellor retires
Robert Pearce has left his job as vice-chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter. Professor Pearce was appointed vice-chancellor in October 2003. He is understood to have been on sick leave...
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Bournemouth University - Dismissal case to go to appeal
An employment tribunal's decision that Bournemouth University unfairly dismissed a professor - who resigned in protest after managers overruled his decision to fail his students - will be subject to...
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London School of Economics - Mortal men want more children
Young men say they want more children when they are contemplating death, according to a study by researchers at the London School of Economics. The authors of "Life after Death", a paper published...
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University of Kent - An argument for public's sake
Is God a delusion? Is lying always wrong or violence ever justifiable? Could you know if the universe had doubled in size overnight? And should arguments always be reasonable? These are just some of...
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Greenwich/Liverpool/Ulster - 9/11 deaths explored
Some 7,000 more people would have died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks had the World Trade Center been fully occupied, a study has found. Academics at the universities of Greenwich,...
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Aston University - Secrets found in text messages
Murderers and terrorists can be unmasked by the way they write documents and text messages, an academic told the British Association for the Advancement of Science festival last week. Tim Grant,...
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University of Portsmouth/King's College - Toothsome training
A £9 million dental outreach centre, which will train 80 dental students a year, will open in 2010. The centre is a partnership between the University of Portsmouth and King's College London's Dental...
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Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts - Saturday workshops take off
Schools around the country will be able to run Saturday workshops in the performing arts under a new franchising operation from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. The institute said this...
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University of Glasgow - Engineers give archaeology a shot
Archaeologists have enlisted engineers to help them resolve unanswered questions about the 1746 Battle of Culloden. Tony Pollard, director of the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology at the University...
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University of Warwick/Nottingham - Early birth affects behaviour
Very premature children are four times more likely to have behavioural disorders compared with their peers, researchers have found. The group, from the universities of Warwick and Nottingham, found...
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Coventry University - Blueprints unveiled
Designs for two new buildings at Coventry University went on show to the public at a city council meeting last week. The new engineering and computing building and the Student Enterprise Centre are...
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University of Ulster - Safer wasp etiquette advised
A public-health biologist is alerting the public to the dangers of wasp stings and warning that the recent bad weather is no reason to let your guard down. Sue McBean of the University of Ulster's...
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Purls of wisdom and contentment
Could knitting help stave off depression and dementia and give those who do it the serenity of Buddhist monks? There is strong anecdotal evidence of the benefits of knitting, but psychologists at...
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Mind games
Paralympic coach Ross Hall explains the psychological side of wheelchair rugby - known as 'murderball' - to Olga Wojtas