Turbulent times as engineers plan unity
A massive shake-up of engineering degrees looks likely as the 36 engineering institutions move to consolidate first into two bodies and, ultimately, into a single body. The Institution of Mechanical...
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Physics? It's still all geeks to us, public tells institute
The stereotype of the physics geek is alive and well among the general public and academic physicists themselves, a survey has found. The Institute of Physics challenged a random selection of...
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Council hits back at criticism of grants
The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council has rejected criticism this week that it is denying career opportunities to scientists by refusing to allow contract researchers to bid for...
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Nerc offers past winners share of spare £10m in grants
The Natural Environment Research Council, which cancelled a round of grants last summer, has found a spare £10 million that it has put up for grabs, writes Caroline Davis. Nerc is inviting...
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Cost and image take toll
Cuts are likely despite high levels of excellence, writes Anna Fazackerley. A mass cull of physics departments is on the cards unless the subject is given urgent financial assistance, leading figures...
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Copenhagen
The five Nordic countries of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland are discussing plans to boost formal cooperation between their researchers within a Nordic Research and Innovation Area,...
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Brussels
Nato secretary-general Lord Robertson has presented Andrei Larichev the 2003 Nato Science Partnership prize. The Russian scientist developed a revolutionary device for helping diagnose eye disorders...
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Canberra
More than 20,000 Chinese students attending Australian universities will have their qualifications recognised on their return home under an agreement signed by Chinese president Hu Jintao and...
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Rangoon
Seven students arrested for distributing pamphlets opposing the Burmese government's plan for democratisation and reconciliation are being held at a military interrogation centre and will soon be...
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New York
Human Rights Watch has called for the release of Dariush Zahedi, an Iranian-American academic due to teach at the University of California, Berkeley, who has been held without charge by Iranian...
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Ottawa
The number of doctoral graduates in Canada has fallen by 4.9 per cent to the lowest level in five years, worrying university faculty recruiters looking to fill an estimated 30,000 jobs in the next...
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US politicians take aim at soaring fees
The US Congress is launching an assault on universities in a bid to get them to keep down their costs. Republicans in the House of Representatives have filed a bill that would block universities from...
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Visa restrictions dampen overseas enthusiasm
Five years of steady growth in the number of international students attending universities in the US has come to an abrupt halt, writes Jon Marcus in Boston. The number rose barely 1 per cent this...
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Spanish scientists draw up stem-cell manifesto
Spanish scientists have launched a manifesto in support of stem-cell research that they hope will win international support. The five-point Seville Declaration describes the discovery of stem cells...
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Broken pledge sparks anger
Students burnt tyres, paraded in bikinis and bedecked donkeys with placards outside five blocked university campuses across the country in protest against the Israeli government's failure to honour a...