Dying words
The story "Drop 'raiders of lost argot' act" (October 20) does little more than trivialise the issue of language endangerment. The preservation of linguistic diversity is important. It is not merely...
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Strange companions
You reviewed a book in the October 20 edition of The Times Higher called Theology and Modern Physics . What next? Citrus Fruits and Modern Printing Techniques? Upholstery Materials and Recent...
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Dr Dai Llemmer
I have received a rather pained letter from someone who, for reasons that will become clear, wishes to be known only as "Peter", a dean of equine hygienestudies in a non-traditional degree-awarding...
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They're off the wall, not off the shelf
Some scholars refuse to tread the traditional career path. It doesn't always make their lives easy, but it makes them happy, discovers Anna Fazackerley. We have all met them or at least heard of them...
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How to land a bowling trophy
In its drive to join the global elite, Manchester University has signed up Harvard's Robert Putnam for a transatlantic social change project, but the experience left him feeling like an 'Easter...
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'As a student, I was on the front line. I soon realised just how important universities were for Islamist groups: for young people eager for new ideas they provided an environment far removed from the
Shiraz Maher, a former member of the radical group Hizb ut-Tahrir, says universities have been wilfully blind to extremist groups recruiting on campus, where they enjoy freedom to operate away from...
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Meeting of young minds in the cities of cyberspace
An e-conference unites postgraduate geographers from around the globe, reports Harriet Swain Our monthly guide to some of the conferences taking place around the world What better venue in which to...
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Conference watch: November
Making the Middle East a weapons of mass destruction-free zone is the aim of a one-day conference organised by the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy and the British Pugwash Group, at the...
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Preview: Will Self
What sets us apart from the animals? Not a lot, Will Self tells Michael North. Will Self doesn't have pets. "I live with over 9 million animals in London," says the writer and broadcaster. Self will...
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Today's news
Fears for break-up of world-class British medical laboratory A plan to relocate a medical lab that has produced five Nobel prize-winners has descended into financial chaos, realising the worst fears...
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Germany breaks ground on state-of-the-art European research centre for international biology cooperation
Brussels, 25 October 2006 Construction recently began on the Advanced Training Centre (ATC), an initiative undertaken by several European countries to provide young researchers with cutting-edge...
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Commission adopts safety rules for processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human cells and tissues
Brussels, 25 October 2006 The European Commission has adopted a second set of technical rules to help implement EU legislation on quality and safety standards for human tissues and cells. A first set...
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World Organisation for Animal Health discovers Bluetongue vector
Brussels, 25 October 2006 The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has discovered the answer to a question that has been puzzling veterinary experts since this summer's unusual outbreak of...
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European research into infectious animal diseases
Brussels, 24 October 2006 The Directorate-General for Research of the European Commission is today holding a media briefing to present current EU-funded research on infectious animal diseases. During...
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Safe drinking water from the Sun
Brussels, 25 October 2006 A simple, low cost technique to provide safe drinking water for people in developing countries is the subject of a new EU-funded project. The SODISWATER project, which is...