Quarterly BBSRC bids
Scientists will have twice as many opportunities as before to bid for funding when the Biotechnolgy and Biological Sciences Research Council moves from two grant rounds a year to four. The first...
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£16.5m stem-cell centre
Cambridge University has won a £1.5 million grant to establish a centre of excellence in stem-cell research. The £16.5 million centre, which will be directed by US scientist Roger Pederson, will...
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Doctors get a free look
Academics will soon be able to enjoy free access to a significant archive of medical journals thanks to a £1.25 million project funded by the Wellcome Trust. The trust has teamed up with the Joint...
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Hutton honoured
Lord Hutton, author of the controversial report on the death of Government scientist David Kelly, received an honourary doctorate from Ulster University this week despite widespread protests from...
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Sum rise for teachers
Mathematics graduates will be given an extra £2,000 if they train to become teachers as part of a raft of measures unveiled this week in the Government's response to Adrian Smith's report on falling...
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Tarty T-shirt trend could signal 'UR an anxious girl'
The cheeky T-shirt slogan might suggest that today's woman is more outgoing and sexually liberated than ever before. But a new study indicates that anxiety and peer pressure to appear more confident...
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Create social sciences union to win resources, researchers say
A social sciences "trade union" is needed to press the disciplines' case for more European research and development cash, a report says this week, writes Alison Utley. The social sciences are key to...
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Humanities losing cash to science, BA fears
Arts, humanities and social science scholarship is suffering financially because it is seen as lightweight compared with science research, according to a review by the British Academy. The review,...
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Hire a curly wig and wave your pointy stick...
Hire a curly wig and wave your pointy stick if you want to improve your performance review and enhance your enjoyment of work, suggests Valerie Atkinson. Come on, own up. There must be someone out...
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Jobwatch: the power to succeed
From nuclear fuel to wind farms, energy is a hot topic and Birmingham University intends to remain at the forefront of the discipline, writes Chris Johnston Four top-flight academics are being...
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Who got that job?
Marcia Wilson Lecturer in Coaching and Performance Science / Sport Psychology Job advertised in The Times Higher , October 10, 2003 As British fans cheered on Tim Henman at Wimbledon this week, much...
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Zapping sessions spice up lectures
A lecturer at Southampton University uses a personal response system to test how much knowledge students have absorbed. Jon Brooke reports. Although he claims never to have seen an episode of ITV's...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Name : Eleni Theodoraki Age : 35 Job : Lecturer in sports management and warden of Telford Hall of Residence, Loughborough University Salary : Lecturer B scale...
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Cancer charity attacks tobacco funding
Researchers, departments and universities will be named and shamed if they accept money from the tobacco industry under a tough protocol announced this week by Cancer Research UK. The UK's leading...
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Last biotech moves GM research to US
Syngenta, the last of the big biotechnology companies still working on genetic modification in the UK, is to transfer all of its GM operations to the US, prompting accusations that the Government has...