Royal Holloway, London - Halls opened by Princess
HRH The Princess Royal has opened new halls of residence in her capacity as chancellor of the University of London. The halls, at Royal Holloway, University of London, are named Williamson, Butler...
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Essex/Aston universities - Turbine trigger seizures
Fast-moving wind turbines can trigger seizures in people sensitive to flickering light. To avoid inducing attacks, turbines should have no more than three blades and rotate no faster than 60 times a...
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University of Leeds - Fertiliser, meteorites and life
Scientists are investigating how one of the chemicals in plant fertiliser may have kick-started life on Earth. A £500,000 project at the University of Leeds, funded by the Engineering and Physical...
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University of Sheffield - Steer clear of sickly chimps
Humans are almost four times more likely to share diseases and viruses with chimpanzees than with monkeys, to which they are less closely related, according to researchers at the University of...
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Queen's University Belfast - Shrewd student identifies species
A PhD student has discovered a species of shrew in Ireland that was not previously thought to be native to the country. Dave Tosh has been studying the diet of the barn owl as part of his research in...
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University of Teesside - Terje Stolsmo
Terje Stolsmo, a design student at the University of Teesside, was inspired to create a new shape of wine cooler unit after friends working as wine waiters in his native Norway described the square...
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Universities Scotland chief ready to fight for resources
Anton Muscatelli is confident that the case for more funding will win over the Government, says Olga Wojtas
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Scottish academy may need to make staff cuts
The Royal Scottish Academy for Music and Drama may have to make compulsory redundancies to meet a £600,000 budget shortfall in the coming year.The conservatoire, whose alumni include Dr Who actor...
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News in brief
Wales Higher Education Funding CouncilPrincipality lags behind on fundsState funding for Welsh universities is falling further behind England, a report from Wales's higher education funding body has...
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20 years ago
The Science Citation Index, the Social Science Citation Index and similar publications have transformed the rules of the game. In the old days scholars scanned the references in journals in the hope...
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The rising cost of free information
Universities are having to devote more resources to meeting FoI demands, reports John Gill
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An ardent fan
Erotic fiction is not just for entertainment, it can also serve as a study of female sexuality, believes Mitzi Szereto
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Appointments
The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, has appointed Nirmala Rao its vice-principal (learning and teaching). She will join SOAS in August from Goldsmiths, University of...
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Second-class colleagues
Charles Lambert reflects on the struggle of foreign language teachers at Italian universities to attain respect and workers' rights
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Cambridge suffers a blow to its international reputation
Partners lost confidence as licensing decision hurt commercial prospects. Melanie Newman reports