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  1. Optimist looks to fruitful alliance

    Russian Alisa Chukanova has just arrived at Southampton University to start her PhD and is feeling hopeful about a future in UK academia: "I just came yesterday. My first impression is very good. If...

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  2. Bursary to reveal diverse identity

    Helen Taylor's commitment to refugee causes gives her PhD in refugee studies at the University of East London the air of a personal mission. "This is a crucial field, especially with the negative...

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  3. Nobel path to medical benefits

    It came as a bit of a shock to Lisa Willats when, two weeks after she started her PhD, the men who pioneered her area of research, magnetic-resonance imaging, were awarded a Nobel prize. "It put a...

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  4. After the deluge, the real troubles begin

    A unique centre studying the impact of floods on people is at risk if funding is concentrated. Anna Fazackerley reports What happens to flood victims in the UK when the water levels have gone down...

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  5. Not much ebony in the oldest of our ivory towers

    Although ethnic minorities are overrepresented in higher education they are still thin on the ground in old universities, says Trevor Phillips, and top-up fees will only widen this inequality. Having...

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  6. All News Is Good News inside the 'image factory'

    On his first day, PR maven Ted Prince sees his boss turn the downhill slide of a French farce into a wild success. The first day in any new job can be a challenge. But it's especially daunting when...

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  7. The measure of imperial rulers

    Empires are built for a variety of motives -a quest for wealth, an urge to dominate, a wish to impose order on haphazard conquest, even a desire to do good. But, says Hugh Thomas, they do share one...

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